Category Church History
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Book Review: God’s Reign and the End of Empires
22 February 2013
Anabaptist, Book Review, Top Stories
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My review of God's Reign and the End of Empires by Antonio Gonzalez is ready. Enjoy. Engage. Let me know what you think.Read More -
Subtle Racism is dangerous
15 February 2013
Anabaptist, Top Stories
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"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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Remembering the Anabaptists today
21 January 2013
Anabaptist, Martyrdom, Top Stories
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Remembering the dear legacy of the Anabaptists today.Read More -
Book Review- The Devil in Pew Number Seven: A True Story
8 September 2010
Book Review, Persecution, Top Stories
- When my husband told me we would be receiving this book to review I was very excited and this book did not let me down. It had me from the very first page. In fact, I started it in the evening, read until 1:30 in the morning, got up at 6:30am toRead More
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Authentic brotherly love and community
15 July 2010
Anabaptist, Theology
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Meditated on this passage from my reading today:
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As Dirk writes, authentic brotherly love in the true congregation of God is demonstrated in the ways "that we minister to each other with a willingly extended hand, not only with the spiritual, -
Recently I referred to the news bit on the discovery of Peter and Paul (but not Mary? ) iconic art. The masterful one, Ben Witherington, mentioned it as well:
So while I find this story () interesting, it is hardly earth-shattering and the claimsRead More -
In a bit of cool news, I ran across this article at MSNBC.com:
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The earliest known icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul have been discovered in a catacomb under an eight-story modern office building in a working-class neighborhood of Rome, -
Translating Didache, i.2
18 June 2010
Church History, Greek Translation
- Continuing my translation of the Didache text.Read More
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Translating Didache, i.1
16 June 2010
Church History
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Οδοι δυο εισι, μια της ζωης και μια του θανατου, διαφορα δε πολλη μεταξυ των δυο οδων.
There are two paths: one to life, and the other to death. And there is a vast (πολλη μεταξυ) difference between the two.
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The Roman church greeted again, a bit later
11 June 2010
Early Church
- Ἰγνάτιος, ὁ καὶ Θεοφόρος, τῇ ἠλεημένῃ ἐν μεγαλειότητι πατρὸς ὑψίστου καὶ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ μόνου υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἠγαπημένῃ καὶ πεφωτισμένῃ ἐν θελήματι τοῦ θελήσαντος τὰ πάντα, ἃ ἔστιν, κατὰ ἀγάπην Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἥτις καὶRead More
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In defense of Glenn Beck’s beliefs about the Dead Sea Scrolls
29 May 2010
Church History
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Here's what Glenn Beck said and believes about the Dead Sea Scrolls:
All right. So here's what happened. When Constantine decided he was going to uh… cobble together an army, um, he did the uh... Council of uh...
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Abortion funding, war funding, and inconsistencies
9 April 2010
Anabaptist, Nonviolence, Theology
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Thursday afternoon, I was listening to Tuesday's broadcast of Dr. Albert Mohler's radio program via podcast. I like to check out some of his shows because he always has relevant topics, presents his take on it, and interacts with callers and
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Dordrecht Confession of 1632, Article II
8 April 2010
Amish
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Article 2: Of the Fall of Man
We believe and confess, according to the holy Scriptures, that these our first parents, Adam and Eve, did not continue long in this glorious state in which they were created, but that they, seduced byRead More -
Dordrecht Confession of 1632, Article I
5 April 2010
Amish
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Article 1: Of God and the Creation of All Things
Since we find it testified that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that he that would come to God must believe that there is a God, and that He is a rewarder of them thatRead More -
Because words matter
12 March 2010
Anabaptist, Featured Highlights, Theology
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Words matter. What we say, what we recite, what we repeat. All of it matters. And the meaning behind the words we say matter just the same.
For this reason a Christian must never deny Jesus, especially to save their own life. Many have said they
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Reading To Share in the Body
16 December 2009
Martyrdom
- I've begun a reading of Craig Hovey's "To Share in the Body: a Theology of Martyrdom for Today's Church." Today, I'm merely posting some excellent quotes from the first third of the book. When I finish, I will do a more complete review. Check these few passages out.Read More





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