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by Beth Hostetler Mark As a volunteer in the Brethren in Christ Church and Messiah College Archives, I am currently working on indexing Evangelical Visitor articles from the 1960s. Last week, I came across an editorial (“Prayer – Then What?” See image at left) by John N. Hostetter, in which...read more
Here are a few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks! ...read more
Here are a few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks! ...read more
A quote to make you think, courtesy of eighteenth-century theologian John Wesley. ...read more
What can a cookbook tell us about 1970s Anabaptist religion? A lot, according to scholar David Swartz. ...read more
Today's Photo Friday installment features a memorable story from the history of the Carlisle Brethren in Christ Church. ...read more
One pundit is calling the National Association of Evangelicals "more liberal." But what he doesn't understand is that the interdenominational institution has endured such criticism since its very beginning. ...read more
Learn more about a recently discovered document urging eighteenth-century Lancaster County Anabaptists to vote against presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1800. ...read more
In an 1964 interview conducted by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Archives, Ray I. Witter -- bishop in the mid-century Brethren in Christ Church and cousin to President Dwight D. Eisenhower -- describes his church, his memories of Ike, and the church's potential influence on the future world...read more
Can Anabaptist Christians -- like the Brethren in Christ -- sing the national anthem without compromising their religious beliefs? ...read more
Today's Photo Friday installment unearths a relic for all those interested in Dwight D. Eisenhower's connection to the Brethren in Christ Church: the slate roster used to record his attendance at Abilene Brethren in Christ Church's 1904 Sunday school classes. ...read more
Today's Photo Friday shows a slice-of-life shot of the Abilene Brethren in Christ Church, the congregation where future President Dwight Eisenhower attended Sunday school. ...read more
Today's Photo Friday captures an important moment in the history of Zambia -- a moment that one Brethren in Christ minister witnessed firsthand! ...read more
Today's Photo Friday installment follows up on a previous post to tell yet another tale of two presidents: one of Messiah College, and the other of the United States....read more
Goshen College's recent decision to play the U.S. national anthem before sporting events has ignited a firestorm of controversy. But what does this turn toward nationalism mean for the Brethren in Christ?...read more
