Editorial January/February, 2001 Volume 36, Number 1 We sing lots of hymns about love. The Scriptures are full of admonitions about love: In John 14:15 we read, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In Romans 13:8 we are instructed: “Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for one who loves …
EditorialMarch/April, 2001Volume 36, Number 2 Gambling is not merely a minor vice, but has become a major social evil. The institution of gambling has steadily lost its shock value, and fast become accepted as a part of modem life. Gambling may be defined as taking an artificial risk, hoping for excessive gain far beyond what …
EditorialMay/June, 2001Volume 36, Number 3 Since BRF began in 1959, there has likely not been an Annual Conference theme that has fit more completely into BRF stated goals, than this year’s “Revive Us Again” focus. We commend moderator Phill Carlos Archbold, and the entire Program and Arrangements Committee for pursuing this emphasis. We hope that …
EditorialMarch/April, 2002Volume 37, Number 2 Two years ago, a committee that was appointed by Annual Conference to review the structure of the General Board, decided to send out a questionnaire to church leaders across the denomination. Among the many questions on the survey, was one asking for their level of interest in changing the name …
EditorialMay/June, 2002Volume 37, Number 3 During the last nearly forty years, the Church of the Brethren has experienced a steady numerical decline. The records show that one third of the membership has been erased in this period of time. Interestingly, this decline followed several Annual Conference decisions made in the middle of the last Century, …
EditorialSeptember/October, 2002Volume 37, Number 5 In connection with our life here on earth, there are experiences, events, and manifestations which cannot be ascribed to natural causes. These events and experiences must be explained by referring to something beyond the natural realm, beyond that which we know from our five senses. The word “supernatural” is not …
The historical critical method of Bible interpretation, in my opinion, is the greatest of all the enemies of the Christian faith. The question is often asked, ‘Why have so many revolutionary changes taken place within the church during the past several decades?” Pastors often seem unsure and confused about what they should believe and teach. …
EditorialJanuary/February, 2000Volume 35, Number 1 If you are reading this issue of the Witness, it means that you have crossed over into a new millennium, and you are still alive. You will likely have some comments to share about how the Y2K bugs either crawled out of their closets and tormented you, or rode off into …
EditorialMarch/April, 2000Volume 35, Number 2 Many Brethren will gather, Lord willing, on July 28-30, 2000 at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania for a conference called “Brethren Alive–2000.” The scriptural theme will be Acts 2:42-47, and the focus will be on the life that marks the church, and we trust, the Church of the Brethren. The Brethren …
EditorialMay/June, 2000Volume 35, Number 3 It has been sixteen years since we last wrote on the ecumenical movement. BRF does not harp on the participation of the Church of the Brethren in the National and World Councils of Churches. We are opposed to such affiliation, but ecumenism is just one among many of our concerns. …
