Brotherhood Beacon
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The Brotherhood Beacon Archive currently contains issues from 1971-1975.
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A House Blend
by Paul Kurtz - October 2011 issue
Identity and Boundaries
by Conrad Showalter - September 2011 issue
Where is the Good in Goodbye
by Cecelia Aslan - August 2011 issue
For all of our sisters out there
by Vicki Sairs - July 2011 issue
Setting Course for the Coming Decade
by Andrew Sharp - June 2011 issue
A New Rosedale Experience
by Vicki Sairs - May 2011 issue
My response to the Draft and my experience in PAX
by Lowell Bender - April 2011 issue
Still Changing
by Andrew Sharp - March 2011 issue
Providential Seeds
by Dale Keffer - February 2011 issue
Two Watchwords ... Separation and Engagement
by Paul H. Yoder - January 2011 issue
How Far is it to Bethlehem?
by Brenda Zook - December 2010 issue
A Question of Power
by Dan Ziegler - November 2010 issue
Blood Revenge
by Caleb Zimmerman - October 2010 issue
A Terrestrial Ball
by Phyllis Swartz - September 2010 issue
Strategic Visioning Advisory Team
by Steve Swartz - August 2010 issue
Remembering Mother's Words
by Ruby Bontrager - July 2010 issue
Still Laying a Sure Foundation
June 2010 issue
Truly a Joy
by Andrew Sharp - May 2010 issue
Living with Unseen Neighbors
by Tom and Candice Mast - April 2010 issue
The Christian and Politics
by David I. Miller - March 2010 issue
"If you want to lead others, lead yourself first..."
by Vicki Sairs - February 2010 issue
The Church and the Poor
by Paul Kurtz - January 2010 issue
We are Immanuel
by Conrad Showalter - December 2009 issue
Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters
by Erma Miller - November 2009 issue
Mennonite World Conference Paraguay 2009
by Ben Shirk - October 2009 issue
Believing and Seeing the Providence of God
by Conrad Showalter - September 2009 issue
Three Trends Affecting the Mennonite Church
by Mel Shetler - August 2009 issue
Graduation at Rosedale; Sustaining the Rosedale Experience
by Vicki Sairs - July 2009 issue
Love’s Light in Dark Days
by Preston Yoder - June 2009 issue
What are the Present Challenges Facing Our Churches?
by Mel Shetler - May 2009 issue
From Death to Life
by Gary Link - April 2009 issue
Messy Evangelism
by Jason Ropp - March 2009 issue
Newlyweds and Money
by Levi Miller - February 2009 issue
Following Christ in a Pluralistic World
by Vicki Sairs - January 2009 issue
Singled Out
by Steve Fast - December 2008 issue
What can we learn from this father and son?
by David Swartz - November 2008 issue
Passing on the Torch of Faith
by Lynette and Tim Schrader - October 2008 issue
War and Peace
by Darin Beachy - September 2008 issue
The Christian and Politics
by Steve Swartz - August 2008 issue
A Man's Longings - Reflections on Heaven
by Marlin Troyer - July 2008 issue
Fighting the Foes of Love
by Preston Yoder - June 2008 issue
Life Outside the Bubble
by Andrew Sharp - May 2008 issue
Hard
Questions in Difficult Times
by Jon Showalter - April 2008 issue
The Training Process
by Christa Keim - March 2008 issue
The Call of Ministry Flows Through Generations and Global Service from a Small Town
by Karen Jantzi and Gloria Diener - February 2008 issue
Living out the Kingdom in the 21st Century
by Vicki Sairs and Jon Showalter - January 2008 issue
Pit Road Love Incarnate
by Conrad Showalter - December 2007 issue
What Thailand is Teaching Us
by Tom and Candice Mast - November 2007 issue
Finding Freedom from the Mask
by Preston Yoder - October 2007 issue
Sweet, Sorrowful, Untidy Stories of God's Grace
by Mary Carol Miller - September 2007 issue
Making Room for the Twins
by Dan Ziegler - August 2007 issue
First Conference of International Affiliates
by Loretta Horst - July 2007 issue
Is CMC Losing it's Peace Theology?
by Kevin Miller - June 2007 issue
Beginning Again, From the Beginning
by Phil Weber - April 2007 issue
Can I Buy Your Lunch?
by Mel Shetler - March 2007 issue
The New Spirit of St. Louis
by Chris Skinner - February 2007 issue
Engaging the Culture
by Reuben Sairs - January 2007 issue
An Alternative Christmas
by Conrad Showalter - December 2006 issue
Perils of Ministry
by Dwight Gascho - November 2006 issue
Evangelical Anabaptism
by Vicki Sairs - October 2006 issue
Laying New Foundations
by Wilbur Miller - August 2006 issue
My Disordered Diet
by Lisa Swartz - July 2006 issue
Where are all the Christian Novelists? and Here's One
by Megan Donahue and Brenda Zook - June 2006 issue
Stewardship of Time
by Steve Swartz - May 2006 issue
Hearts Poured Out – Two Stories from China
by Dawn Showalter - April 2006 issue
Presidential Inaugural Address:
A Journey and a Quest by Daniel Ziegler - March 2006 issue
Introducing Little Buckhorn Mennonite Church
by Eldon Miller - February 2006 issue
Preparing My Heart for the
New Year
by Mel Shetler - January 2006 issue
The Christmas Truce
by Vicki Sairs - December 2005 issue
The Song Goes On
by Ken Miller - November 2005 issue
Bet Your Life
by Dwight Gascho - October 2005 issue
Getting to Know RBC's New President
Jared Stutzman interviews Dan Zieler - September 2005 issue
Where Are the People on Sunday?
by Mel Shetler - August 2005 issue
Reflections on Foster Parenting
by Brenda Zook - July 2005 issue
Dare to Evaluate
by Mel Shetler - June 2005 issue
Feeding the Hungry
by Carolyn Beachy - April 2005 issue
Exponential Generosity
by Keith Scheffel - March 2005 issue
Reading Aloud
by Leon Zimmerman - February 2005 issue
How to Lead the Church Through Positive Change
by Mel Shetler - January 2005 issue
Jesus' Incarnation: A Reason for Me to Cross the Street
by Tom Mast - December 2004 issue
Some People are Circles; Some, Lines
by Vicki Sairs - November 2004 issue
A Reason to be a Mennonite
by Reuben Sairs - October 2004 issue
The Bread is Your Bread
by Dr. Johannes Reimer - adapted by Tom Mast - September 2004 issue
The Changing Face of the Church: How Will RMM Respond?
by Joe Showalter, president of Rosedale Mennonite Missions, and Paul Kurtz, RMM director of global missions - August 2004 issue
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? A Dreadful Night
by James Miller - July 2004 issue
A Look At Classical Education
by Jennifer Miller - June 2004 issue
Doctrine By Design: The Theology Of Church Architecture
by Leon Ruch - May 2004 issue
In A Blink Of Time
by Dema Mishler - April 2004 issue
The Unsettling of America
A book review by Howard Yoder - March 2004 issue
Managing Conflict Effectively & Sanely
by Lavern Nissley - February 2004 issue
A Reason for Rhyme
by Lynette Schrader - January 2004 issue