Beacon Feature
Thelma Nisly

Changes and Choices

This season of uncertainty and unpredictability prompted my curiosity about the response of various friends of Jesus to the shock wave of the last week of Jesus’ life. How did they experience Easter morning’s disruption of the haze of grief and loss they were stumbling

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Beacon Feature
Brian Hershberger

Ministering From the Overflow

While I enjoy reading magazine and newsletter articles, and I’m often inspired and challenged by them, I rarely remember them more than a month or two later. One exception would be an article in the Beacon some years ago entitled “Things I Would Do Differently”

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RBC
Matthew Cordella-Bontrager

Do Not Be Anxious

There is plenty to be anxious about. Beyond ordinary cares, we find ourselves in a pandemic and a presidential election. Our responses are important, but they are varied. Conversations are often sharp and hard to navigate. For many, this is yet another source of anxiety.

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RI
Rosedale International

Where is the Hope? REACH 2020-2021

The sun shines on the big white tent crouched at the edge of the late summer forest. We sit on folding chairs, sometimes shouting to be heard over the low flying airplanes and noise of the streets around us. This is REACH training 2020. Eleven

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