Pslam 99: The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! 2 The Lord is great in Zion;    he is exalted over all the peoples. 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name.    Holy is he! 4 Mighty King, lover of justice, … Continue reading We Haven’t Earned the Right to Call White Supremacy “UnAmerican”

It’s no secret that church membership is on the decline in the United States. This trend seems especially pressing in the Church of the Brethren, where numbers keep dropping and the average age in our congregations keeps rising. And this is certainly a serious concern, especially since thriving church membership often means having the financial … Continue reading Not Just Numbers

In the latest episode of the Dunker Punks Podcast, Dana takes on the weighty subject of repentance, and she breathes some serious new light into it by putting it in its proper biblical context.

One of the things that really excites me about the Dunker Punks movement is the way that we bridge tradition and innovation in our life within the Church of the Brethren. It’s no secret that our “Tradition” (with a capital “T”), as well as our traditions as a denomination, occupy a central place in our … Continue reading Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Throughout the pages of scripture, Old Testament and New, you will find dozens of verses admonishing people of faith to welcome and care for strangers, especially immigrants and refugees. Take Leviticus 19:34: “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am … Continue reading Salt That Has Lost Its Saltiness

With the end of one divisive and tumultuous year comes the specter of another. 2016 may be over, but its partisan divides and humanitarian crises linger. In our own denomination, divisions surrounding same-sex marriage, climate change, and other topics rage on. Dunker Punks have an important role to play, whether in response to national and … Continue reading A Dunker Punks Agenda for 2017

This July, high school-aged campers at Camp Blue Diamond’s youth camp had the chance to learn about the Church of the Brethren’s query process at annual conference. Then, campers were asked to split into groups and form questions that they would pose to standing committee and annual conference about Church of the Brethren polity. The … Continue reading Camp Blue Diamond Campers Learn About Annual Conference, Propose Possible Queries

Just before I was going to go to bed tonight, I saw news of several police officers being shot in Dallas during a Black Lives Matter protest. As the story developed, I watched in horror the news of at least eleven officers shot and four dead by two snipers with high-powered rifles. By tomorrow, we’ll … Continue reading How do advocates for racial justice move forward after Dallas?