Ladders, Visions, & Love: Discovering the God who Re-Interprets our Dreams

[I am excited to have another guest blog by my friend Joey. He is someone I admire in many ways and commend this article and his books to you.] By Joey LeTourneau Many years ago my dad was in the middle of a successful and advancing television career. He was a news anchor for a [...]

Confronted by Peace: the surprise of nonviolence is leading my friend out of the army

KURT: An Email I received on July 25, 2012 – MATT YOUNG (20-year-old soldier): Sir, I have recently been reading your blog. I find it very interesting and obviously counter-cultural. I have taken particular interest in your series on nonviolence (Nonviolence 101). A little about me. I was raised in a Christian home, am the [...]

The “will of God” is an excuse to not follow Jesus?

HT: Rebecca Kasparek I think that fellow Anabaptist blogger, Drew G.I. Hart makes a great point in his recent article called: The Will of God – More Abstractions so we can avoid following Jesus. He says: People wrestle constantly over whether they are aligned with God’s will’. This is the most sacred of tasks for [...]

From the Margins: Following Jesus in a post-Christian culture

[This article originally appeared in winter 2012 issue of In Part, the magazine for the Brethren in Christ community in the U.S. I highly recommend you read the other articles from this past issue that explore the theme of Anabaptism.] I met David randomly. I’d been sitting in a coffee shop one evening, working on a [...]