As a young boy, Alexander Mack grew up in a turbulent Germany following the Thirty Years War, an experience which probably led him and others to take "'a firm stance against war and'" any form of what eight-letter word beginning with "v?"

This man stood on an orange crate to speak at annual conference which was the beginning of BVS.

What is the three chapters in Matthew called when Jesus' preached to a crowd of people?

This organization is based in Washington D.C. and "advocates for Brethren values like peace and simplicity in the context of US policy. It's previous name was Office of Public Witness."

The Brethren stance on violence relates to Jesus being known as the Prince of this five-letter word that became symbolized with a "V" in the 1960s.

Because of the Brethren stance on peace, they did not participate in what seven-letter Southern practice of the 18th and 19th centuries (which made Samuel Weir very happy)?

This man is given credit for starting the Heiffer Project.

What does Jesus say about an "eye for an eye"

This organization is an agency of the Church of the Brethren that "helps individuals, churches, and community groups who are ready to learn and use active nonviolence to respond to conflict, injustice, and violence."

When this seven-letter word happened to young Brethren men during the American Revolution, they were "considered noncombatants and were assigned hospital duty or an assignment to care for freed slaves," not people getting chilly from the wind (Brown 198).

Early Brethren believed that this eight-letter kind of government service "opposed the will of God" because, as Alexander Mack stated, it led to Christians "slaughter[ing] one another by the thousands'" (Brown 193).

This guy is the brave man from Ohio who went to war but refused to kill.

What does the beatitutdes say about peace?

This organization "seeks to integrate faith and service as they challenge and equip Brethren to respond to human need and growth the church of Jesus Christ throughout the world."

The U.S. is "the only nation that has committed acts of terror with three weapons of mass destruction": nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and this eight-letter form of weaponry that requires some knowledge of the periodic table.

According to Dale Brown's book, Another Way of Believing, "Antiwar sentiments were part of the...Reformation" as part of which eight-letter movement that begins with a type of dessert.

This PCOB member was a BVSer this past year who wrote the Voices of Peace Workcamp curriculum.

Romans 12 calls discusses how we are one body with many parts...What is one example of a spiritual gift listed?

This organization is a "full time volunteer program that places volunteers in a one or two year long assignment in the United States and some locations around the world."

Just like Martin Luther King, Jr., early Brethren practiced non-_____: you'll need a ten-letter word that also describes what children sometimes show when asked to eat green vegetables.

Our historical practice of peace is called this eight-letter word, creating a pleasing alliteration to complete this sentence.

In 1974, this man brought together a group and formed On Earth Peace, an organization that focuses on peace education.

In Isaiah 2:4, it states, "He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ______, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." What are we called to beat swords into?

This organization "helps families build and improve places to call home." They work to give low income families affordable housing.

Although we might not join this Christian Team, like Rick Polhamus, all of us Brethren are called to be this eleven-letter compound and plural word to a world filled with violence and disharmony.