Voices

A blog from the Bruderhof

Beyond the Shadows of Dementia

June 21, 2018 by

I never knew Connie the celebrated cellist, the accomplished Cordon Bleu chef, the sensitive artist, the creative gardener, the clever architect, or the deeply loving wife who cared for her husband for years before he died. Others filled in the...

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Family

sunlight on country path
baby and a rainbow

Life in Community

Rainbow Child

June 20, 2018 by

When friends of ours referred to the child my wife Sara was carrying as a "rainbow baby," we were puzzled... Read More

pink flower by sea

On Celebrity Suicides

It seems as if a lot of successful people have died lately: Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, Avicii, in this year alone. People... Read More

World

Justice

How You Can Help Refugees and Immigrants

June 19, 2018 by

The pictures coming from America’s southern border of toddlers and babies are being snatched from the arms of their mothers...

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Following Jesus

Kintsugi – Or How I'm Learning That Scars Are Okay

June 18, 2018 by

Jesus is the ultimate bruised reed protector, the compassionate potter who puts the broken pieces back together and makes...

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Family

Fatherhood and Manhood: Tremendous, Not Toxic

June 15, 2018 by

The monumental task of fatherhood takes great determination, and requires us dads to be persistent and completely unselfish...

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