Beacon Feature
Calvin Eash

Transformed Bucket Lists

The “seed” for this article came from a message I preached in 2023, but more on that later. How many of us have a bucket list—things we wish to accomplish before departing this life? Collections? Projects? Adventure? Athletic goals? For where I live in Kentucky,

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Rosedale Network
Rosedale Network of Churches

Multiply 2026

Join us for Multiply 2026! Rosedale Network’s annual Multiply Conference provides a wonderful opportunity for people of all ages to come together to celebrate our life together as a body of churches and to recommit ourselves to the mission God has given us to mature and

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RBC
Aaron Miller

What Happened to Voluntary Service?

In the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson decided to send troops to Vietnam, and as an unintended consequence, fledgling Mennonite churches in Central America were greatly affected. Let me explain. From 1964-1973, the Selective Service System drafted 1.7 million men for service in the United

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RI
Raleigh

My Friend, Marwan

Names and locations have been changed or omitted for security. Nine years ago, my son Robbie—who is autistic and has Down syndrome—made a friend for me. We were at a restaurant in the old part of our city when Robbie suddenly jumped up from his

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