Aspiring Anabaptist. Occasional runner. Reluctant Millennial. Former foster kid. Raising three kids with my wife. Serving as pastor @fhmenno. Probably tired.
@mbird12 I suppose what I’m trying to say that is don’t see any ground from which one can level of cogent critique of *some* political violence other than the one that criticizes all violence, namely Christian pacifism.
@mbird12 I’m thankful to see it, but I struggle to square it with the relentless commitment every Commander-in-Chief (including the one quoted here) has shown to establishing the supremacy of violence in *other* democracies. (And yes, I’ve wrestled with the insights of Oliver O’Donovan)
If you're going to share this photo, please give credit to @evanvucci who was risking his neck to get this shot, and his agency @AP. This will be in "100 photos that changed the world" books for generations to come.
@ministrymisfit@JustinBerkobien @Michael80613013 @ToFertileChurch @Gregory17528152 In addition to the recommendations for Anthea Butler and Mark Noll, check out Slavery and Sacred Texts by Jordan Watson. The growing awareness of “historical distance” played a role.
Also don’t discount backlash to the suffrage movement as a potential catalyst.
Speakers at #MennoCon23 worship services July 6 suggested God’s love can be encountered in seemingly awkward relationships that often overlap: those that involve different generations and different opinions.
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A few months ago, one of our Sunday School classes approached me to see if I would be interested in leading a three week conversation about the phenomenon of Christian nationalism. I’m far from an expert on the subject, but I’ve kept a wary eye on it the… https://t.co/xdcZYwKVSc