Anabaptist and Quaker essays, sermons, and other writings
A Reaction to the Article: “Desegregating the Body of Christ: West Charleston Church of the Brethren and the Urgency of Multicultural Ministry” by Caleb Kragt in the Fall/Winter 2018-2019 Issue As I read this article, I have a sense of hope for the ministry, of which I became a part […]
What do I mean by “that old-time religion?” I mean dethroning self so that God can be God. The self is not competent to rule creation or any part of it. God is. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says He came not to do His own will, “but the […]
I want you to think back to a time when you felt really, really loved. Maybe a good friend, a brother or sister, a family member, or your spouse, child, or parent, did something unexpected that made you feel truly known, truly loved and cared for. Maybe on your birthday […]
Luke 14: 1, 7-14 (dressed shabbily and barefoot coming from the back of the sanctuary during monologue) I’m on my way to a banquet. I think it’s at the end of this street. I’ve never been to a banquet before—I hear there’s lots of food. I can’t imagine. My friend […]
The four Gospels tell us relatively little about what Jesus did and said between His resurrection and His ascension, and I think that’s a good thing, because it focuses our attention on each item of information we are given, making us study them like detectives if we’re serious followers […]
When I was eight years old, Bantam Books came out with a new kind of children’s book: Choose Your Own Adventure. Over the next ten years, Bantam published a total of 184 of these books. Are any of you familiar with Choose Your Own Adventure? A person reading one of […]
CP: Introduce yourself. Location. Current Congregation. (If not currently at a Brethren congregation, where do you worship now? What is your “home” CoB?) Occupation. Age. Did you know March is Women’s History Month? Either way, what does Women’s History Month mean to you? How do you understand your identity as […]
This post is part of a four-part series. CP: Introduce yourself. Location. Current Congregation. (If not currently at a Brethren congregation, where do you worship now? What is your “home” CoB?) Occupation. Age. Did you know March is Women’s History Month? Either way, what does Women’s History Month mean to […]
This post is part of a five-part series. CP: Introduce yourself. Location. Current Congregation. (If not currently at a Brethren congregation, where do you worship now? What is your “home” CoB?) Occupation. Age. Did you know March is Women’s History Month? Either way, what does Women’s History Month mean to […]
This post is part of a five-part series. CP: Introduce yourself. Location. Current Congregation. (If not currently at a Brethren congregation, where do you worship now? What is your “home” CoB?) Occupation. Age. Did you know March is Women’s History Month? Either way, what does Women’s History Month mean to […]