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A Story of New Life in Christ TESTIMONY Ope rated by volunteers from the Western PA District Church of the Brethren Mission Program. • YOU can NEL'P 'PROVIDE the children with a safe home, a good diet, clean water, health care, and a good education in a Christian environment. Nicaragua • YOU can S'PONSOR A CHILO for 82 cents a day ($25 a month) or take part in the "Child of the Month" program with any monthly commitment. • YOU can travel with us on a one or two week WORK CAM'P to help with the physical maintenance of their homes and schools. You can meet some of the sponsored children yourself to show them the love that they desperately crave. Bendaru WHAT COULD BE MORE REWARDING?! India For information about sponsorships or vv0rk camps contact: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN AID, INC. 115 Spring Road, Suite 3 Hollsopple, PA 15935-7412 Phone: (814) 479-7963 or (888) 643-7555 Fax: (814) 479-2521 Interaid [email protected] m http: //www.i nteraid-inc.o rg ...Linking caring Americans with needy children, their families and communities in the developing world. 2002 JULY 2002 VOL.151 NO.6 WWW.BRETHREN.ORG Editor: Fletcher Farrar Publisher: Wendy McFadden News: Walt Wiltschek Advertising: Russ Matteson Subscriptions: Verneda Cole Design: Cedar House Group 1 o News special report After a long silence, the Church of the Brethren has rejoined the debate over whether homosexuals should be allowed to hold leadership positions in the church. Walt Wiltschek brings together several scattered developments for this update and analysis. 12 Appalachian photo essay Robert Miller, of the New Carlisle (Ohio) Church of the Brethren, is a fine art photogra­ pher who uses his camera to explore spiritual themes. He revisited his roots in Kentucky's former coal country, where he found mean­ ing in the "Death of a church." 20 Inspiration from the homeless When Lee Griffith, author of The War on Ter­ rorism and the Terror of God, was a BVS worker in Washington, D.C., he spent a mem­ orable night with a homeless man named Cool Breeze, who read to him from Revela­ tion. It was a conversion experience. -ONTHECOVER "Luminous." "Haunting." "Poetic." "Earthy." 24 Lives changed These words have been used to describe the fine From lives of drugs, illicit sex, and trouble, God art photography of Robert Miller, member of the led them to caring Christians and to each other. New Carlisle (Ohio) Church of the Brethren. His Now Rick and Holly Workman offer their testi­ work has been exhibited in many places through­ mony of new life in Christ as an invitation to out the United States and Europe. Miller feels others to tell of God's love and forgiveness. called to make a difference in the world through the use of his images. He offers to MESSENGER 30 Ernie Shull remembered readers his current work, "Death of a church," as A former missionary and an authority on but­ part of his ministry of photography. terflies, Ernie Shull died in March. William R. Eberly remembers him well. DEPARTMENTS 2 From the Publisher 3 In Touch 6 News 26 Letters 30 Turning Points 32 Editorial Correction: BVSer April Angel, now serving in Northern Ireland, was incorrectly identified in the June issue as a member of the Beaver Creek congregation. She is a member of Bear .Creek Church of the Brethren, Dayton, Ohio. essenger July 2002 (II How to reach us MESSENGER 1451 Dundee Avenue Elgin, IL 60120 Subscriptions: [email protected] FROM THE PUBLISHER Phone: 847-742-5100 Fax: 847-742-6103 Display advertising: rmatteson [email protected] he 13-year-old was one of the guests at my daughter's sleepover. I was Phone: 800-323-8039 meeting her for the first time and was surprised when she pulled up a Fax: 847-742-1407 Tstool to the kitchen counter and wondered whether she might ask me some questions about the Church of the Brethren. "Of course," I answered. Editorial: "What does your church believe about Easter?" she asked. While I paused, trying ffarrar [email protected] to figure out whether she was looking for a one-sentence answer or a theological Phone: 217-525-9083 treatise, my husband jumped into the conversation. "Well, we' re Christians," he Fax: 217-525-9269 began. "Oh!" said the teenager, satisfied. I had barely said a word, and the conversation Subscription rates: was already over. All she really wanted to know was whether or not the Church of the $16.50 individual rate $13 .50 church group plan Brethren was a Christian church. Maybe she was worried that her friend was part of a $13.50 gift subscriptions weird sect. Apparently, she couldn't tell from the name. Not that the words "Presbyterian," "Methodist," or "Episcopal" communicate If you move, clip address label much all by themselves. But there are enough of these brands of Christians that most and send with new address to folks have a vague sense about their identity. MESSENGER Subscriptions, at I personally like the name "Church of the Brethren," even though I recognize its the above address. Allow at least limitations. I like the sense of relationship and community that is conveyed by the five weeks for address change. word "Brethren." I like the fact that we' re not named for any individual, or church polity, or nation. Connect electronically: But any of us who have had to identify ourselves in places where the.Brethren are For a free subscription to Newsline, the Church scarce are familiar with questions such as, "Do you allow women to join?" That' s of the Brethren e-mail news when we realize that the word "Brethren" is more likely to make people think of John report, write [email protected]. Grisham or the Supreme Court- or, more likely, nothing at all. They don' t know about M. R. Zigler and Anna Mow and Dan West, people who epitomized what it To view the official Church of means to be Brethren and who continue to shape us today even though they're no the Brethren website, go to longer with us. They don't know Marty and Esther and Don who live out their http://www.brethren.org. Brethren values in lesser-known ways but who influence the people around them. They don't know Paul and Tom and Debbie, who weren't born-and-bred Dunkers but are more Brethren than the Brethren because they chose to be. What new name can ever make us feel as connected as we do? Will we continue to call ourselves "Brethren" for generations, just as people today still refer to the "Broth­ erhood" and the "Gospel Messenger"- names that were discarded more than 30 years ago? It may be time to make a change, as two districts have proposed. If we do, it will MESSENGER is the offi cia l publication of the Chu rch be with a mixture of sadness and anticipation. I will be one of those who will miss the of the Brethren. Entered as periodical postage matter old and familiar. But I will also be one who is looking forward to a new name- one Aug. 20, 1918, und er Act of Congress of Oct. 17 , 1917. Filing dat e, Nov . I, 1984, Member of th e that carries the relational richness of our current one, I hope. And one that requires Asso ciat ed Church Press. Subsc ribe r to Reli gion us to stretch a bit, perhaps, before it fits us just right. News Service & Ecum enical Press Service. Biblica l qu otati ons, unl ess otherwise indi ca ted, are from the New Revised Standard Version. MESSENGE Ri s published 11 times a year by Brethren Press, Church of the Brethren General Board. Periodi cal pos tage pa id at Elgin, Ill., and at additional mailing offic e, July 2002. Copyright 2002, Church of the Brethren General Board . ISS N 0026 -0355. Postm aster: Send add ress cha nges to MESSENGER, 1451 Dundee Ave., El gin, IL 60 120. ~ Printed on recycled paper \:ti (20% post consumer) ~erJuly2002 INTOUCH - Laton, CA 93242, by will be retiring from 42 phone at 559-923-4559, or years of ministry. The "old" Brethren who led by e-mail to He has served the Lin­ the Lebanon congregation Churches plan [email protected]. colnshire congregation in worship on Harvest celebrations The Prince of Peace since 1997. Before then Heritage Sunday are, front Church of the Brethren, he pastored congrega­ row, Randy Simmons, Laton (Calif.) Community South Bend, Ind., was tions in Wenatchee, associate pastor; Howard Church of the Brethren scheduled to celebrate Wash.; Pomona, Calif.; Kaucher, former pastor; and will celebrate its 100th its 40th anniversary Huntingdon, Pa.; and Wayne Pence, pastor. Back anniversary Sept. 15. during morning worship Topeka, Kan. He and his row: Ed Morris, Richard Kiser, Laton was one of the first on June 23. A potluck wife, Myrna, have three and Kenneth Cupp. Brethren congregations brunch will follow the adult children, seven to be organized on the service. grandchildren, and three west coast by Brethren On Sunday, Aug. 11, g reat-g randch i ldren. from the Midwest. Lincolnshire Church of Those who would like to Lebanon brings back Friends of the congrega­ the Brethren, Fort Wayne, participate in the Aug. 11 the good old days tion are invited to Ind., will host a celebra­ luncheon are asked to respond by mail to the tion of the ministry of make reservations by Last fall the Lebanon congre­ church at P.O. Box 457, Richard Landrum, who calling 219-456-1993.
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