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Wholeness and Whitewash: A Review of Amazon Prime’s “Shiny Happy People”
It was a quiet Sunday morning in our small, home-based congregation. Bible study proceeded as usual. Somewhere in the discussion, a leader brought up one of the many things our church had learned from Bill Gothard’s “Basic Seminar”: The importance of not taking up offenses. I spoke up instantly, “This teaching was specifically developed to…
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Loving Your Suffering Neighbour: Kingdom Outpost Study Series #3
“Why did the Anabaptist radicals reject the Zwinglian reformation?” Good question, and the answer isn’t as simple as you might think. You could say that they believed in believer’s baptism, in discipleship, in a purified church pursuing Christlikeness, and in the Kingdom of God… and you would be right. However, if we were to take…
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Anabaptism and Empire: Kingdom Outpost Study Series #2
We are excited to share two videos from Anabaptist Perspectives on the subject of missions, imperialism, and colonialism involving Pastor Kai Steinman, Dr Marlin Sommers, and myself. Continuing the discussion generated by these podcast episodes, this second installment of the Kingdom Outpost Study Series will begin to explore the history of Christendom. We could begin…
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Loyalty or Integrity? Calling Anabaptists to Revival
Loyalty This is my church. Right or wrong. I will defend my church. This is ideology.This is comfortable.This is the ten spies, not the two spies.This defends the status quo. This is playing politics.This takes no courage. We always did it this way.We will protect and defend even if some things are wrong. This destroys…
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(Short Video) We’re missing the point of “Anabaptism”
A major point in Reformation history is staring us straight in the face. The Anabaptists never called themselves Anabaptists. They just called themselves “disciples”, “brothers”. There’s a reason why everyone else started calling them Anabaptists, which basically became like a synonym for “crazy radical”. It was an easy way to dismiss what they had to…
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God Loves the Wicked? A New Theodicy
[For an extended audio version of this article, check out the podcast episode] Theodicies are a big deal. Whether you know the term “theodicy” or not, you probably know a theodicy or two if you’re a Christian. It’s pretty much required, as remaining a Christian without knowing a few theodicies would be intellectually difficult. Whether…
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New Testament “Slavery Texts” and the Gospel of the Kingdom
Why does the New Testament tell slaves to submit to their masters? Numerous passages give advice to slaves. Some give advice to Christian slave masters. How can this fit with the gospel of the Kingdom and the proclamation of God’s righteousness? If we hear these “slavery texts” rightly, they can offer us fresh insight regarding…
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Is Capitalism “The” Christian Economy?
There has been much written about threats to the United States. When I was a boy, the Soviet Union and the communist threat there was thought to be the biggest danger to life as we know it. Now, some are more worried about China, but from an economic standpoint, it seems that many believe that…
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Refugee Crisis in Ukraine – How to Help!
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
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