Beacon Feature
Phil Swartzentruber

Ministry of Reconciliation

As I write this article, we are a nation in turmoil—with separation caused by the pandemic and unrest caused by the painful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others. But the problem goes much deeper. In Genesis 3, sin entered the world

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Beacon Feature
Sharon Hazen

COVID-19!

March 2020! We found ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic caused by a virus named COVID-19. I have seen what it is capable of…I call it a “Beast!” We have dealt with contagious airborne diseases before, but never, in my 38-year career as

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Beacon Feature
Darren Peachey

Forced Pause

“In these days of a forced pause….” These words messaged by a friend a few weeks ago have best described for me what I observe happening in our world and in the church the past several months. In a matter of weeks we have all

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Beacon Feature
Emily Jones

CMC – A Passion for Service

MCC is grateful for the active participation and support of all its sponsoring denominations. This article focuses on MCC and CMC churches. Shortly after midnight on December 23, 1972, a nightmare descended on Nicaragua’s capital city of Managua. A series of powerful earthquakes began an

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