Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your morning, courtesy of nineteenth-century Canadian bishop Charles Baker....read more
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Quote of the Day
Photo Friday: A Day in the Life of a Medical Missionary
Today's Photo Friday installment shows a day in the life of Dr. Alvan Thuma, the first medical missionary sent out under the auspices of Brethren in Christ World Missions....read more
Closing the Doors on the Clarence Center Brethren in Christ Church
News about the sale of the Clarence Center (N.Y.) Brethren in Christ Church, which closed two years ago....read more
Alderfer Home on List of Southern California’s Historic Landmarks
Learn more about the home of Hiram and Mary Alderfer, now considered a historic landmark by the city of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif....read more
Memory and Memorial: Asa & Anna Climenhaga on the Campus of Messiah College
At Messiah College, long-time faculty members and benefactors Asa and Anna Climenhaga are prominently remembered as "hospitable home-owners." This post investigates some motivations for such a public memorial....read more
Happy 175th Birthday, Jesse Engle!
In recognition of his 175th birthday yesterday, "the search for piety and obedience" remembers Jesse Engle, leader of the pioneer Brethren in Christ missionary band that established the Matopo Mission in present-day Zimbabwe....read more
“One Small Step for Man,” or What the Apollo 11 Mission Meant to Evangelicals (Including the Brethren in Christ)
On the 41st anniversary of the Apollo 11 walk on the moon, this post explores how the Brethren in Christ diverged from their American Evangelical contemporaries in expressing skepticism about NASA's achievement....read more
Photo Friday: Happy Birthday, Upland Manor!
Today's Photo Friday installment celebrates the 38th birthday of Upland Manor, a Brethren in Christ retirement community in Southern California....read more
Photo Friday: Getting the Jump on General Conference
As General Conference 2010 convenes in Grantham, Pa., today's Photo Friday installment highlights everybody's favorite Conference event: Bible quizzing!...read more
“True Evangelical Faith” and the Brethren in Christ Church
In what ways can the Brethren in Christ “stand out” from American Evangelicalism? Perhaps the answer lies in the sixteenth-century writings of Dutch Anabaptist leader Menno Simons....read more
Photo Friday: Sunday School at the Valley Chapel Church
Today's Photo Friday topic: Sunday school at the Valley Chapel Brethren in Christ Church in East Canton, Ohio....read more
Photo Friday: Tuning In to “Gems of Grace”
Today's Photo Friday installment sketches the origins of the Brethren in Christ Church's denominational radio broadcast, "Gems of Grace."...read more
Photo Friday: Clothing and Conversion at the Life Line Gospel Mission
Today's Photo Friday installment highlights two important themes in Brethren in Christ life and thought during early decades of the twentieth cenutry: nonconformity and evangelism. ...read more
Evangelicals, Anabaptists, and the Prophetic Wisdom of Stanley Hauerwas
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas offers some observations on the strengths and weaknesses of American Evangelicalism....read more
“A Century in the Making”: Reflections on Messiah College’s First 100 Years
Despite its massive growth and academic maturation during its first one hundred years, Messiah College has remained the same in some important ways. We document a few of those here....read more