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You Don’t Have TV?
Being in the survival stage of life involved a Sunday evening ride by the local rescue squad to the hospital emergency room. After determining I had a serious infection, the doctor ordered admission to the Intensive Care Unit. There the staff gave me caring attention and tried to meet my…
The Anabaptist Exclusive
What is the essential element of genuine Anabaptism? In the opinion of this writer, genuine Anabaptism can be defined in three words: “biblically mandated applications.” If this is correct, the majority of those who identify themselves as Anabaptists today have gotten off the path. Many present-day Anabaptists exist merely as…
Sheep with Sharp Teeth
“The Lord told me I need to rent a nicer apartment!” the preacher shouted, urging the church members to give him their money and receive God’s blessing. We sat, unimpressed; he went on, speaking of his nice car, his expensive clothes, and his extravagant lifestyle – apparently all signs of…
Signs, Power & Apostles – The New Apostolic Reformation
“I want more than the powerless Christianity that I grew up with”. This is one of the comments that we will hear from those who leave our churches. There are two sides to the matter and the first is there is probably more mediocrity in our fellowships than we care…
Conversionist or Transformationist?
Rightly or wrongly, conservative Anabaptists have tended to follow along behind the Evangelicals in navigating the theological landscape. While it is mostly wrong to do so, there are a few good things that have happened, such as the clarification of what the Gospel really is. The present debate over the…
Understanding Church: Accountability and Commitment
At my church, just through the front doors and to the left stands a prominent piece of furniture – the church mailboxes. With row upon row of Eberly’s, Hershberger’s, Miller’s, Yoder’s, and Wenger’s, each wooden compartment hanging with newsletters and children’s story papers, it’s a visual reminder of who belongs…
Ministers of the Church
A couple of years ago, I studied at Elnora Bible Institute. Those 8 months of intensely studying the Bible gave my spiritual growth a well-placed kick in the pants and, when I came home, I was excited about seeing God work in my church. But somehow home didn’t satisfy. After…
God is a Missionary God
In Genesis 12:3, God gave Abram a promise: “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (NKJV) The word “families” is not referring to a father, a mother, and children. It’s a word that means “tribe” or “people” and is similar to the term “people group”. This…
Showing the True Colors
Many years ago, in a conversation this writer had with an older brother about the Scriptural requirement to separate oneself from apostasy, the brother stated that he would not leave the Mennonite church until the church ordained a woman to the ministry or accepted homosexuals into membership. That brother is…
