In a moment of interesting coincidence, I noted with no small amount of irony that two members of the Church of the Brethren made...

Sermon Text for May 5, 2013 at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster. Biblical text: Acts 16, 9-15 When I rang the doorbell to...

In social change movements there is often a moment known as the tipping point. This is the stage where enough momentum or critical mass...

Sermon by Bonnie Kline Smeltzer University Baptist and Brethren Church July 29, 2012 14 Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit,...

​Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. -Ovid After more than two decades of filling out forms,...

“The Beloved One(s)” Mark 9.2-9 Transfiguration Sunday, Year B, February 19, 2012 York Center Church of the Brethren, Lombard, IL ​ My...

Presentation at A Circle Ever Wider – SCN Conference October 18, 2011 Note: This talk is significantly influenced by conversations with...

The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference business session closed on a disturbing note as General Secretary Stan Noffsinger announced...

​Old newsletters often seem a nuisance – cluttering up countertops, junk drawers and email accounts – yet every so often, one stands out...

This sermon on 1 Corinthians 7 and Matthew 19 was given by Phil Stoltzfus at Faith Mennonite Church, March 6, 2011, during a series on...

It was with mixed emotions that I watched as US President Obama signed the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, leading the way for lesbian,...

This sermon on Matthew 12:46-50 was given by Carrie Fry-Miller at the Church of the Brethren Young Adult Conference, May 30, 2010. My...

Recently a campaign called “It Gets Better” started by columnist Dan Savage, has been receiving a lot of attention. To raise awareness...

Billy Lucas, age 15. Seth Walsh, age 13. Asher Brown, age 13. Tyler Clementi, age 18. The names of these four youth who killed themselves...

This speech was given by Dylan Haro at BMC’s luncheon during the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 5, 2010. ​ I’d like to...

This speech was given by Anita Smith Buckwalter at BMC’s luncheon during the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, July 5, 2010.​ The...

From For Life is a Journey Epiphany, a sudden realization, a sudden intuitive leap of understanding, especially through an ordinary but...

"Living Side By Side With Difference" was written for and presented at Central Plains Conference (Mennonite Church USA) Leadership...

I work for Richmond Beach Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ. It’s the middle of my third month here, and slowly as can...

On Dece I'll start from the beginning. In early Spring 2009, I reluctantly decided to work with Michelle Marquis in an attempt to add...