I’m Mennonite… and Finally Became Anabaptist: Embracing our Mission to Post-Christian America

January 4, 2012 By 27 Comments

  I’m a Mennonite. Yes, it’s true.  Mennonite even in the “ethnic” sense.  In fact, I often say that I have more of a family wreath than a family tree because both sides of my lineage link to the Mennonite Brethren from Prussia.  I actually broke the wreath by marrying a Russian Molokan turned evangelical [...]

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The Christian and Politics (John MacArthur)

November 29, 2011 By 19 Comments

I disagree with JMac on almost every theological “non-essential” yet he is my Christian brother.  I can imagine that some of my readers won’t like me saying this, but who am I to say otherwise? In this video, its a refreshing step away from the radical Christian right.  I disagree with the dichotomy he creates, [...]

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Constantine’s Pagan Influence on Christianity – A Militant View of God? (Greg Boyd)

September 15, 2011 By 29 Comments

I love what Greg Boyd says here…

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The Biblical Narrative and Immigration Reform

May 31, 2011 By 12 Comments

photo © 2010 Fibonacci Blue | more info (via: Wylio)   In America, Christian attitudes towards issues involving politics could not be more polarized.  On one end of the spectrum is the paradigm of the religious right.  They believe in small government, except when it comes to national security / foreign policy issues.  On the [...]

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