Editorial January/ February, 1972 Volume 7 Number 1 The moral issue of abortion is more than a question of the freedom of a woman to control the reproductive functions of her body. It is rather a question of those circumstances under which a human being may be permitted to take the life of another....
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Editorial December, 1971 Volume 6, Number 5 During the Christmas season, there are so many things to take one’s attention, that we have a tendency to miss the true meaning of Christmas. Some link Christmas with decorated trees, sentimental carols, and office parties. Sometimes folks are so occupied with candy and carols and candles...
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Fashion styles tend to be cyclical, so even though this article was originally published nearly forty years ago, its message is as timely as ever. Of course, who could have imagined the state of dress (or undress) of the 2000′s? Editorial August, 1971 Volume 6, Number 4 At another place in this issue of...
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Editorial April, 1971 Volume 6, Number 2 In our day people are talking about “unisex” that is, about obliterating the lines of distinction between the sexes. Women cut their hair and sometimes dress like men, and long-haired men with strings of beads around the neck are becoming a common sight. The Bible teaches that...
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Editorial January, 1971 Volume 6, Number 1 One of the highlights of the 1970 annual meeting of the Brethren Revival Fellowship was a message by Olen B. Landes, entitled “Dangerous Trends in the Church of the Brethren.” That message is featured in this issue of the BRF Witness. We believe that the trends outlined...
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Editorial October, 1970 Volume 5. Number 4 The Anabaptists (as well as the Pietists) had a tremendous influence on Alexander Mack and the early Brethren. Some of the younger members of the Church of the Brethren are appealing to the practices of the Anabaptists, in order to justify their noncooperation with the state. Some...
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Editorial April 1, 1970 Volume 5, Number 2 Some Brethren are saying that they have trouble accepting the first eleven chapters of Genesis as an authentic, factual, literal account. The new Adult Student’s Book (Encounter Series, P. I., S. II) speaks of “the long story of human life, stretching back perhaps half a million...
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Editorial January, 1970 Volume 5, Number 1 The theme of the 1969 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference was “Faithfulness in Change.” This was also the theme of the Third Theological Conference held this past Summer at Bethany Seminary. No one on earth favors change more than the Christian. Not only does he favor...
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Editorial April, 1974 Volume 9, Number 2 The greatest sentence that has ever been written is, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). The world has been pondering upon it for nineteen centuries and has not yet exhausted the depth of its meaning. It is the central theme of the whole Bible. The Bible is...
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