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Being separate, but how much?

9 June 2013 Anabaptist, Top Stories  One comment

"In the context of the new, sociologically neutral use of the term "sect" introduced in the twentieth century by Weber and Troeltsch, historians friendly to Anabaptism have adopted a view very much like Zwingli's.

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Confessions of a Rule Follower

29 May 2013 Life, Top Stories  No comments

I have pretty much always been a rule follower. It's part of my nature to be a people pleaser, a rule follower, and a peace keeper. I just want every one to be happy. There are times when I have inadvertently trampled someone's boundaries or hurt

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An Ode to Emily Saliers and The Indigo Girls

29 May 2013 Life, Top Stories  2 comments

I first discovered the awesomeness that is The Indigo Girls when I was in junior high. I can't remember if it was my twin brother who introduced me to them (most of my favorites were first discovered by my very musically inclined and talented

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New farm poster’s finally up

4 May 2013 Schleitheim Farm, Top Stories  One comment

Finally got the poster up.

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First Baptist Dallas, again

22 February 2013 Musings, Top Stories  4 comments

To see the original post on First Baptist Dallas, click here.

Yesterday I put out a rant on the $130 Million building project for First Baptist Dallas. For whatever reason, that post exploded with readers today. No comments, though.

Earlier I

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Updated a couple of posts

22 February 2013 Musings, Top Stories  2 comments

I recently checked my stats for this blog and found there has been a lot of interested lately in a couple posts in particular, not just from the hits on the posts but from the searches also.

The first post is Casting away the woman in adultery,

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Book Review: God’s Reign and the End of Empires

22 February 2013 Anabaptist, Book Review, Top Stories  3 comments

My review of God's Reign and the End of Empires by Antonio Gonzalez is ready. Enjoy. Engage. Let me know what you think.

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First Baptist Dallas

21 February 2013 Musings, Theology, Top Stories  6 comments

This is something of a rant. Be forewarned. Even though the subject matter is incredibly important.

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The travails of buying local

19 February 2013 Schleitheim Farm, Top Stories  No comments

Just some semi-random thoughts on the travails of buying local.

I love to support our local small businesses. Buying from local folks and sources is important to us. As much as we can, we want to support local people. Not just the local economy,

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February 2013 Farm Pictorial

16 February 2013 Schleitheim Farm, Top Stories  No comments

Thought I would present some snapshots of some of the growth going on around here.

Here are some pluot branches, looking very promising. This was an attempt at growing 3 trees in 1 hole. Went very well last year in their first year of growth. I'm

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Farm update: February 2013

15 February 2013 Schleitheim Farm, Top Stories  One comment

Just wanted to pass along an update on the farm.

As winter is coming to an end, the weather starts to warm up here in California's central valley. We haven't had our last freeze yet, but the temps in general are going to go up. And that means so

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Subtle Racism is dangerous

15 February 2013 Anabaptist, Top Stories  One comment

"Christianity," he said, "made everything the best of its kind."

Most folks probably read that and said, "Amen," right? Sounds like preacher talking. Which is true.

Some who tend to be a little more skeptical

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Poverty, Prisons, and War in the State of the Union

13 February 2013 Politics, Top Stories  No comments

There were three topics I was looking for in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night: poverty, prisons, and war.

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Don’t (Le) Mis the Point

12 February 2013 Theology, Top Stories  2 comments

We have not watched the latest movie rendition of Victor Hugo's classic Les Miserables. I have seen comments from folks who have seen the film, and they are incredibly favorable. I think there were some negative views on Russell Crowe's singing

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The 2nd Amendment and Gun Rights issue continues

10 February 2013 History, Top Stories  No comments

There is a freshman state representative in Texas's District 93 by the name of Matt Krause. This is a dear Christian brother that I happen to know from back in our undergrad days in Southern California. He finally breached political barriers and

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A blessed reminder, from Luke vi

7 February 2013 New Testament, Top Stories  No comments

And he came down with them and stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their

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