I shall never forget the first impression my twelve-year-old self had of a yellowed, tattered paperback copy of Bonhoeffer's well-known Cost of Discipleship. We were in the Bible school library, and when I flipped the book open and my eye fell on the first place I felt immediately that here in this book was something beautiful. I felt something. This feeling was like a seed planted in my heart. This book has…
Does Critical Race Theory conflict with the gospel? Is it divisive and harmful to the church? What is its relationship to Marxist theory? Where does Critical Race Theory come from and what is it used for? Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is a prolific author on Anabaptism and racial justice. Today, he joins us on the Kingdom Outpost/That Jesus Podcast, dispelling myths, centering the Kingdom of God, and inviting us to listen…
Pastor Lavern Hershberger, Lolita Hershberger, and Annaliese Hershberger serve near Warsaw, Poland and have been working among refugees coming from Ukraine, helping meet the diverse needs that grow each day in whatever ways they can. They have made a video sharing about the refugee crisis. More info about Anabaptist International Ministries in Poland/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/lavernrh https://youtu.be/Q8eRGIwqP0Q
The book of John is among one of four gospels in the New Testament, yet it is in a class of its own. While the other three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are considered synoptic gospels, John is quite a bit different. John frames his gospel to accentuate various teachings not highlighted as much in the other gospels, particularly the teaching of the divinity of Jesus, the Christ. We get a glimpse…