Racism, Darwinism, and Empires of Progress: A Kingdom-Centered Perspective (Kingdom Outpost Study Series #4)

Post author:Rebekah
Post published:May 26, 2023
Post category:Church and Ecclesiology Historical Values Kingdom Living Kingdom Theology Nonviolence
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What is racism? How should Christians who believe in nonviolence and in the distinction between Jesus's Kingdom and the world's powers respond? How do we make sense of the polarized political debates on the subject, even as they spill over into our social lives, fracturing relationships in families and communities? In my research over the past several years, I believe that we can bring a firm conviction in Jesus's gospel in peace…

Political Faultlines: A New Fracturing of Conservative Anabaptism

Post author:thebylog
Post published:September 4, 2022
Post category:Church and Ecclesiology Historical Values Kingdom Theology
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Anabaptism has long existed on a spectrum. Presently, groups as culturally distinct as the Old Order Amish and as theologically and socially liberal as the Mennonite Church in the Netherlands all consider themselves to be under the umbrella of Anabaptism. In this article we will limit ourselves to America, and to the center-right of this spectrum, somewhere between the Old-Order groups and the assimilated ones. For those North American conservative Anabaptist insiders,…

(Video) Courageous Love: The Story of Dirk Willems

Post author:Rebekah Mui
Post published:January 1, 2022
Post category:Church and Ecclesiology Historical Values Kingdom Living Kingdom Theology Men and Women Mere Devotion
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When our survival instinct kicks in, it's often every man and women for themselves. Yet, in the moment of crisis, one courageous young man, Dirk Willems, made a decision that cost him everything. He chose the way of love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Uw-E3tAHU Narration by Patrick Schrock / Video by Rebekah Mui The year was 1569. Holland was under the rule of the Spanish King Philip the Second. The dikes around the village of Asperen…

(Video) Costly Discipleship: The Witness of Anna Jansz

Post author:Rebekah Mui
Post published:December 10, 2021
Post category:Church and Ecclesiology Historical Values Kingdom Living Kingdom Theology Men and Women Mere Devotion
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sca_H9TS9H8 What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus, to count the cost and carry our cross? Anna Jansz, a 16th century martyr, came to faith amidst chaos and revolution in 16th century Holland. She chose the way of Christ and loved not her life until death. In this, she demonstrated the courage and strength of Kingdom womanhood and her last words to an infant son echo to us across…

A Mother’s Farewell: Letter by Janneken Muntsdorp, Martyred in 1573

Post author:Rebekah Mui
Post published:October 24, 2021
Post category:Historical Values Kingdom Living Men and Women
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…This was first put into execution on Hans van Munstdorp, who, about the month of September of the aforesaid year, was taken out of the fold, away from the other four, as a sheep for the slaughter, and; according to the sentence passed, put to death with a huge fire, which severe and grievous death he steadfastly endured, with a heart full of good cheer:The reason why the other four persons were…

The Way of the Cross – Excerpts from Pilgram Marpeck’s Writings

Post author:Rebekah Mui
Post published:June 26, 2021
Post category:Church and Ecclesiology Historical Values Kingdom Theology Nonviolence
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Today, we would like to share excerpts from an early Anabaptist tract by Pilgram Marpeck on ""Defencelessness and Fidelity to Christ". It was originally published as Die Aufdeckung der Babylonischen Hurn and was translated by Peter Hoover and edited by Edsel Burdge. You can download it for free from Scroll Publishing here. To learn more about Pilgram Marpeck, click here. Something I would note is that the choice between different expressions of…

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