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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Beacon Feature
Miriam Roggio

With Open Hands

We have all been thinking a little more about water and hand washing these days. This beautiful painting by CMC artist Queena Mast resonated with my soul. Here are some of my thoughts as the water and soap mingle together on my hands and I

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Beacon Feature
Steve Swartz

Sharpen the Axe

The people of the tribe of Issachar “had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.”      (1 Chronicles 12:32) And we need an understanding of our unusual times—when non-essential travel is discouraged, when we connect with people through phones and

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