A Shout Out to St. Francis from My Dog (and me too)
BY: MARY ALBERT DARLING -- Many know St. Francis as an advocate for those Jesus called "the least of...
Is the Kingdom of God Built of Vegetables?
BY: JEREMY JOHN -- Vegetables. Who could have imagined an economy in which gentle vegetables were subversive?
If I wasn’t Anabaptist, I’d probably become Anglican – Reflections on an ancient-future faith orientation
BY: KURT WILLEMS -- I’m Anabaptist, but even more than that, I’m a follower of the resurrected Jesus. If these two identifiers ever get...
A Child Shall Lead Them
BY: MORF MORFORD -- What’s the point of point of a theology if you can’t live it? Martin Luther used to say that your theology should make sense to a child...
Good Weeds: The Gospel as a Good Contagion
CS Lewis used to describe the Gospel as ‘a good contagion’. I would describe the continuing emergence or out-working of the Gospel as the equivalent o...
Leadership as a Code Word for Power
In the 1980′s there was a push within the Church to build leaders. The thinking was that effective leadership could spark the Church out of its malais...
Healing Toxic Faith: Did Jesus die to save us from God?
Why did Jesus have to die? Was it to appease a wrathful God's demand for punishment? Does that mean Jesus died to save us from God? How could someone ...
Me Neither: Jesus Draws His Line in the Sand
It seemed no matter how they tried to trap Jesus, he always managed to weasel out of being embarrassed in front of the crowds.
Attempts by these stu...
Flash Mob Ministry: A New Model for Instant Church
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Saved from Meritocracy
Americans pride ourselves on our system of meritocracy. We believe that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. We affirm that we got where we ar...