Beacon Feature
Matthew Cordella

The Thief off the Cross

This message has been adapted from a Sunday evening chapel service at the Lima Rescue Mission. Part OneWe love the story about the thief on the cross.[1] Why? In those final moments of his earthly life, the thief doesn’t endure a catechism class.[2] He doesn’t submit

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Rosedale Network
Nate Showalter

The Future of Anabaptism: The Next 50 Years

A Global, Cross-Shaped Movement When we look back over 500 years of the Anabaptist story, it is natural to ask what the next fifty years might hold. Not as an academic question but as people committed to maturing and multiplying disciples in our congregations and

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RBC
Anthony Conte

Revive Us, Lord: Part 1

I’m guessing a variety of thoughts cross our minds when we hear this word—revive. Perhaps hope and excitement, or maybe suspicion and skepticism rooted in excesses of past revivals? Or maybe revival/renewal in the church is a subject you are relatively unfamiliar with. In the

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RI
Mike

2025 Through the Rearview Mirror

Happy New Year, Rosedale Network of Churches! I pray that you have enjoyed time with family and found moments of rest and reflection during this holiday season. As the year ended, I’m sure many of you took the time to share a recap of your

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