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I’m a Bastard – An Essay by Isaac Zika
…I believe, biography, any and every biography, is inherently theological, in the sense that it contains already…the news of the gospel…We are each one of us parables. ~William Stringfellow1 A long,...
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Images of God: Christ the Bread, God the Baker (John 6:27-35) – An Exposition...
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. Metaphors and figures of speech are not just the tools of poets, but the fabric of our everyday life. In the previous sentence alone I employed two different metaphors to...
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A Brethren Lawyer – A Reflection by Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred
When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the saints? 2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?...
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Deeply Rooted – A Reflection by Rachel Witkovsky
A lone tree stands in the middle of a field. Can you picture it? Old, crooked, large branches to offer shade. Green in summer, empty in winter. Its sole purpose is to offer some relief from the sun....
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Our Peace Position Doesn’t Go Far Enough – Ryan Braught
“Peace is at the heart of the gospel. As followers of Jesus in a divided and violent world, we are committed to finding non-violent alternatives and to learning how to make peace between individuals,...
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Radically Reforming Cross-Cultural Ministry – Christy Crouse
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. A Global Church Church of the Brethren history and tradition are transnational in their essence. Since the Radical Reformation and the formation of the church in Germany,...
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Realistic Theological Language Pt. I – Caleb Kragt
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. In an introductory theology course at Eastern University, our professor quite deliberately assigned us readings from a wide variety of Christian traditions. Among these,...
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Realistic Theological Language Pt. II – Caleb Kragt
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. The first portion of this article examined our tendency to “spiritualize” our theological language. This can happen when taking words that were first given dynamic...
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Confessions: A Reflection – Harriet Sider Bicksler
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. For eight months in 2021 and early 2022, I participated in a Be the Bridge (to racial unity) discussion group organized by my congregation’s Peace and Social Justice...
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Boundless Love – Chibuzo Nimmo Petty
Image Credit: Chibuzo Petty. I love watching cooking competitions. I started watching them with my grandmother Diana and have continued the tradition with my daughter Diana Grace. One of the genre’s...
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