Essays for King Jesus
by Anabaptist Perspectives
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Essays are attempts to think well as we live with allegiance to Jesus's sacrificial kingdom. Themes concern history, scripture, and current issues.
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- All Christians Speak in the Church: What Does This Mean for Sisters? - Marlin Sommers · 32 minEvery church member is called to actively build up the church. How can each member, especially Christian women, contribute meaningfully to the church in alignment with the…
- Peter Eby: The Great Swiss-American Anabaptist Elder of Pequea · 18 minPeter Eby did much for the health of the Mennonite church in the 1800’s. Merle Weaver tells the story of Peter’s life with special attention to his pastoral work and spiritual…
- Practical Crucifixion: Notes on Spiritual Formation · 19 minPractical crucifixion is not separate from practically putting on Christ. Within the larger context of beholding Christ and the work of the Spirit our actions help orient us to…
- A Silent Night Amid the Killing - Ben Metzler · 10 minDuring World War 1, opposing soldiers called a battlefront truce on Christmas Eve. Ben Metzler asks us to think about what this reveals. They knew the Prince of Peace should…
- The Strange Death of Hidden Life - Marlin Sommers · 15 minScripture describes baptized believers as “dead” with a life that is “hidden with Christ.” Marlin Sommers explores the contrasts of this joyful “death-life.” What does it look…
- A Matter of Power - Dan Ziegler · 20 minAnabaptists have been known for their refusal to use the power of the state to accomplish Christian goals. Dan Ziegler warns that Anabaptists on both the left and the right are…
- How Passionate 25-Year-olds Become Fruitful 45-Year-olds · 11 minWhen we are young life is filled with ambitions, dreams, and possibilities, but life happens and we easily become cynical. Merle Burkholder gives practical steps and challenges…
- Sharing Plans Cannot Replace Brotherly Aid · 15 minDo medical "sharing plans" give an example of bearing one another's burdens or do they make us self-sufficient and individualistic? Marlin Sommers argues they are an economic…
- God's Pursuit of Affectionate Relationship · 15 minConscience made Adam and Eve hide from God. Fred Wiebe explores the way we all experience this separation due to sin and God’s solution to bring us from shame and guilt to joy…
- My Ethics, Your Ethics, and the Dilemma Between · 6 minEach of us do and say things because of the culture we grew up in. Is that wrong? No. However, we as God’s children need to look beyond our culture and try to look through other…
- The Cultural Captivity of the Gospel · 15 minWe need to offer the gospel to the world. We need to offer the gospel without contaminating it with our own culture. We need to offer truth that will inform, confront, and change…
- Who Is My Neighbor? · 7 minRoseanne’s experiences challenge each of us to be the Good Samaritan to others even when it is hard. Jesus showers love and mercy on us even when we are unlovely; we as His…
- God Is not Mocked · 12 minGod delights to pardon and save. He delights to bring life from death. But we are sometimes tempted to mock God and to think that we can claim the benefits of pardon while opting…
- From Every Nation, Tribe, and Language · 8 minIn this first essay of a 3-part series, Roseanne Bauman speaks from her personal experience about teaching an ethnically diverse group of students. While Roseanne was the…
- Where Do We Nest? Lessons From My Internship at the Behalt · 10 minMany faithful believers rejected the sword and positions of earthly rule because they were convinced from the Scriptures that these were not part of God’s design, whether in the…
- Entrepreneurs as Stewards · 9 minA business person should steward his business abilities and roles. Stewardship is not limited to managing profits that may be gained through business. Marlin Sommers reflects on…
- Men are Going to Hell: Why Bother with Humanitarian Aid? · 10 minWe want the entire world to understand who Jesus is. But what are we to be doing and how is this message supposed to spread? Is serving the poor part of Jesus’ commission to the…
- Business People among God’s “Servant-Managers” · 9 minWhat does it mean to be a steward of business giftings and abilities, and of business roles and opportunities? Marlin Sommers explores some biblical points, focusing on business…
- The Way We Live Is the Way We Educate · 10 min“Our own attentive openness to the world around us and the generations before us is what prepares us to educate. If we are not attentive, humble, and learning, we are left either…
- Learning From Our Neighbors · 6 minDid you ever consider that not everyone grew up like you did? How would your life be different if God had placed you in a different home? Essay originally published 03/2020…
