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October 9, 2021
Marlin Sommers
Your heart matters. We are to love and honor God in our hearts. Pseudo-religion from an evil heart offends God. But what is the heart? Or, more to the point for this essay, what should the heart be contrasted…
September 17, 2021
Vince Beiler
This is Part Three in a series of essays about ancient Hebrew text and manuscripts. Read Part 1 and Part 2. 6. The Masoretic Text In prior posts we touched on some developments of the Hebrew Bible over the course of its 3,000 plus year…
September 10, 2021
In a prior essay, we discussed how the (Hebrew) Bible gradually went from a scattered compilation of scrolls to being considered a single entity. We also discussed how the careful preservation of specific Hebrew word forms allow us to date parts of…
September 3, 2021
1. Introduction We are all familiar with family heirlooms. An object, usually of significant sentimental value, is handed down from one generation to the next. The Bible is a little like that heirloom. Successive generations of scribes…
August 7, 2021
Kyle Stoltzfus
Many have offered characterizations of Anabaptism. What, at its core, is it? My suggestion is that certain kinds of historians, limiting themselves to the more or less horizontal confines of human history, are not as attuned to the…
July 3, 2021
“Slaves, submit to your earthly masters.” The injunction jars us. We know the evils of slavery. We wonder why the early church did not loudly and roundly condemn slavery. Why do the New Testament letters instead tell Christians how to…
June 5, 2021
Anabaptist Perspectives
In today’s highly partisan environment it is easy for American believers to be carried away with the passionate belief that politics can be the solution to our nation’s problems. If only we could elect the right official or enact the right…
May 2, 2021
Allen Roth
How does a twenty first century Anabaptist go about planting an Anabaptist church in a city? Is it even possible? First of all, let’s remember that Jesus Himself promised: “I will build my church” (Matt. 16:18, emphasis…
April 3, 2021
What happens at the Lord’s supper? What is the nature of this important Christian practice? Understandings vary widely. One view of the supper, which I consider both extreme and oversimplified, is that the loaf and cup become literally the body…
March 6, 2021
Daniel Allgyer
Music is an expression of the heart. Listen to the heart in the following scenes: A little girl, sitting on the hearth, happily singing, “With Daddy in the family, happy, happy home.” A youth group, circled in front of the church,…
February 20, 2021
Jerry Wadel
As we all know, there are various opinions on how we should relate to the government and the various restrictions that have been put in place. As none of us have any experience with dealing with a pandemic before, we find ourselves in a lot of…
February 6, 2021
It began for many of us like a rather normal year. There was the usual anticipation of spring and summer. Suddenly it seemed our world had become a quandary of unknowns, and a frantic search for facts and reason. We had witnessed flu seasons before…
January 2, 2021
Sorting out the advantages and disadvantages of various Bible versions to study can be tricky. Marlin Sommers gives some helpful tips in choosing translations to guide Bible research.…
December 26, 2020
Keeshon Washington
It is not always easy to invest your time into another person. However, as Keeshon Wasington expressed in his life’s story, he is very grateful and thankful to God that someone took the time for him. Are we willing to let God use us to help those…
December 20, 2020
Life is not always easy, but having kind friends that are ready and willing to help and be there for you always makes those rough bumps easier. Keeshon continues writing his experiences in getting beat up, forgiving those guys and ultimately giving…
December 7, 2020
A little kindness will go a long way. Doing good to others is always worth it. Keeshon Washington experienced the receiving side of this as he continues telling us his story in his four-part series. To read more of Keeshon’s writing, check out his…
November 28, 2020
Keeshon Washington takes us on his journey from being a little boy going to Vacation Bible School to his years as being a teacher himself.…
November 1, 2020
Wayne Rutt
Jesus didn’t give room for violent hatred against any ethnicity. What is the current situation today, and will the Anabaptist community respond with indifference or the Spirit of the Messiah?…
October 11, 2020
A Christian magazine recently asked readers to comment on why we need new translations of the Bible from time to time. English Bible translations are a subject dear to my heart, and I shared a brief response for that magazine. Here on the blog I…
August 31, 2020
Chester Weaver
Are you guilty of doing nothing? Has the Way become so easy that you find yourself with one foot in the world and one in the church? Today, we are making history. Men will know by our fruits. Will we be known as “good men who did nothing” or as…
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