Photo Friday: Building Messiah Village
Today's Photo Friday post showcases two building projects undertaken to house present-day Messiah Village -- one in Harrisburg, and the other in Mechanicsburg. ...read more
Author: devincthomas
Photo Friday: Building Messiah Village
Photo Friday: A General Conference in the Birthplace of the Brethren in Christ
On the eve of the 2014 General Conference of the Brethren in Christ (U.S.) gathering in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, today's Photo Friday showcases an image of the last General Conference held in Lancaster County. ...read more
How American Evangelicalism Has Changed Since 1950
Theologian Roger E. Olson reflects on the shifts within Evangelicalism. I try to assess his argument vis-a-vis the Brethren in Christ. ...read more
#BICHistoryMatters
Join the Brethren in Christ Historical Society as we ask, "Does History Matter?" on Facebook and Twitter throughout the Brethren in Christ's 2014 General Conference. ...read more
Evangelicals on the “Uneasy Tension Between God and Country”
More follow up on Christians, nationalism, and celebrating "Independence Day" -- this time from a decidedly Evangelical perspective. ...read more
Brethren in Christ on the World Wide Web
A few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks....read more
Look Who I Found (Literally) Hanging Out at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
John Wesley! ...read more
Some More Thoughts on Being American and Anabaptist
In the spirit of extending yesterday's conversation about the tension of being American and confessing Anabaptism -- especially on national holidays -- here's a roundup of articles on the topic. ...read more
Celebrating “Independence Day” as an Anabaptist
Some thoughts on my antipathy about celebrating American independence on July 4th. ...read more
The Brethren in Christ Historical Society is Taking Over Social Media!
You read that right: the Brethren in Christ Historical Society is now on Facebook and Twitter! ...read more
Brethren in Christ Weren’t the Only “Holiness Pacifists” in the Early 20th Century
if you agree that most Brethren in Christ think of our "peace position" as a conviction emerging from our Anabaptist heritage alone, think again: some new books suggest that Holiness and Pentecostal groups might have embraced a peace position, too. ...read more
Brethren in Christ Scholar Discovers Forgotten Manuscript
This story is too good not to share again! How one Brethren in Christ scholar rediscovered a long-lost document from Zambian history. ...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to make you think, courtesy of twentieth century service advocate Elsie C. Bechtel ...read more
Photo Friday: The Beginnings of the Chino Church
Today's Photo Friday installment considers some early images of the Chino Brethren in Christ Church, a 100-year-old congregation in Southern California's Inland Empire region. ...read more
Education Pioneer Ernest L. Boyer Remembered in New Memoir
Kay Boyer, author of a new memoir about her life with husband Ernest L. Boyer Sr., honored at a book reception on the campus of Messiah College. ...read more
