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Self-Denial, Self-Care, and Finding the Balance in Surrender

Culture & Perspectives + Resources

Self-Denial, Self-Care, and Finding the Balance in Surrender

I clearly remember the year I got a Stretch Armstrong for Christmas. I remember taking that toy to our family dinner and asking everyone to stretch it with me. We would pull it far, stretched to just before a breaking point. Then, we would let it go… Read On

Published December 3, 2024

5 Principles for Twenty-First Century Worship

5 Principles for Twenty-First Century Worship

BIC communities look different and face new challenges in the twenty-first century than they did even a generation ago. Today, BIC churches in the United States are found in rural, suburban, and urban contexts, with members from many cultural… Read On

Published September 18, 2024

10 Days of Prayer For General Assembly

10 Days of Prayer For General Assembly

We invite the whole Brethren in Christ family to pray for General Assembly 2024, July 12-15, in Cincinnati, Ohio. General Assembly brings together the broader BIC family to fellowship together, learn from each other, and make important decisions… Read On

Published June 27, 2024

A Brief History of the BIC Crest

A Brief History of the BIC Crest

A large wooden emblem was a staple on the front wall of my childhood church’s sanctuary. It is prominent in my young memories: the cross, the basin and towel, and the dove. This emblem was not unique to my congregation but can be found in Brethren… Read On

Published April 26, 2024

Risky Faith: Doug and Barb Miller

Profiles + Resources

Risky Faith: Doug and Barb Miller

Doug and Barb Miller served in Mangochi, Malawi from 2000-2023. They were pioneers among the Yawo, a people group that was historically resistant to the Gospel. Slowly, surely, Bible fellowship groups formed as they sought out connections with Yawo… Read On

Published February 20, 2024

4 Practices to Make the Most of the Week of Prayer and Fasting

4 Practices to Make the Most of the Week of Prayer and Fasting

Every January, Brethren in Christ U.S. invites individuals and congregations to participate in the Week of Prayer and Fasting. This annual practice connects BIC people across the world to join in prayer around a certain theme and seek the Lord at… Read On

Published January 3, 2024

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

“We go to all the world, his kingdom hope unfurled. No other name has power to save but Jesus Christ the Lord.” This stirring refrain from the hymn “Facing a Task Unfinished” closed Alan Robinson’s National Director’s Report to the 2018… Read On

Published July 6, 2023

What is Fasting?

What is Fasting?

For more than 30 years, I’ve incorporated fasting as an integral part of my spiritual formation. One day per week, one week per month, and one month per year, I abstain from things that I would otherwise enjoy. Additionally, I fast sometimes for… Read On

Published February 21, 2023

A Zesty Mix

Culture & Perspectives + Resources

A Zesty Mix

This article’s crux, like the rest of Scripture, hangs on the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. In other words, loving the Lord and loving our… Read On

Published January 31, 2023