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“I could kill thousands of Palestinians in the middle of 5th Avenue and most American Christians will still support me!”

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The systemic, extravert bias in american evangelicalism…

It is my opinion that most of the signs of spiritual vitality or ‘upper’ level of spirituality that evangelicals strive for has a decidedly extrovert nature or bias to them. Exuberant public worship? Most extroverts can do that without thinking … Continue reading

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No Biblical basis….

I’m a non-violent/pacifist Anabaptist/Menno, yet I can find more contradictory Biblical interpretation angles to counter my own position, than the flimsy or non-existent support many american christians try to conjure up in support of some of their supposed ‘Biblical’ beliefs. … Continue reading

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“The problems are all over there. Not in here.”

The title comes from a tweet by David French, regarding CRT (Critical Race Theory), racial injustice, etc, and in response to the guilty conviction of the policeman who killed George Floyd. I share Mr French’s assessment of white evangelicals. Personally … Continue reading

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Why Doesn’t the Holy Spirit lead Christians to more unity these days…

WELL… maybe it’s because we modernist christians now perceive that the holy spirit primarily speaks/reveals via our individual emotions/feelings/subjective thoughts; ie stuff flitting around in our heads, dreams, gut instincts, emotions… our subjectivity. Or that God speaks primarily through the … Continue reading

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A completely different way to regard taxes

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.  Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they … Continue reading

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Christ-like/Jesus-shaped… instead of fundamentalist

A few days ago I listened to the latest podcast episode put out by Phil Vischer and Skye Jethani (formerly the Phil Vischer Podcast) The subject was a “breaking news” episode dicussing the recent editorial by Christianity Today’s Mark Galli, … Continue reading

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Why I’m not a charismatic…

One of the reasons I began writing/blogging again, is because some fringey charismatic/word-faith/speak it-claim-it teaching was taught at my church recently. My previous post was also inspired by this occurrence. In the weeks that followed, I did a lot of … Continue reading

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I’m tired of…

I’m grateful for the local church family that God has placed me in, and I believe God is using us together in some way despite our shortcomings. But there are times I feel an overwhelming sense of exasperation and disillusionment … Continue reading

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Aaron Zook – At Rest in God’s Country

More than a week ago my uncle Aaron, the oldest in his family, went home to heaven May 31, 2013, after an extended illness. His family and friends gathered in Ohio June 3 to remember him and to lay his … Continue reading

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