Politics and the pursuit of peace
My family and I live in France, and we’ve found that this culture has a beautiful perspective on relationships. In French culture you can...
True evangelical politics
Christians do not have a corner on good and beneficial activities when it comes to politics. Christians and non-Christians think about political matters in...
Jesus glasses
Although words and signs were increasingly blurry, I didn’t realize I needed glasses until I had an eye exam. When the doctor gave me...
Not in the middle
Jesus is facing a particularly potent cultural problem in Mark 5. On his way to heal the daughter of a man named Jairus, a...
Being salt and light online
I am old and young enough to remember when the internet started becoming a staple in American culture. I remember the old AOL (a...
Prioritizing peacemaking
Just over a decade ago, the U.S. Conference Board of Faith and Life (BFL) initiated a process of reviewing Article 13: Love and Nonresistance...
I’ve changed my mind
Thirteen years ago, the U.S. Conference of MB Churches (USMB) started a process that led to changing Article 13 of the Confession of Faith....
Three reminders for peacemakers
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God,” Jesus says in Matthew 5:9. Why is being a peacemaker so important?
Peacemakers...