Anabaptist and Quaker essays, sermons, and other writings
… the story of Joseph isn’t “happily ever after” when he forgives his brothers. Yes, God was working through all its twists and turns for good, working to provide an opportunity of salvation for the people. But our choices matter and Joseph made some awful choices. After interpreting Pharaoh’s dream […]
“Then, Jesus began to speak, and taught them.” Matthew 5:2 As a Mennonite Anabaptist, one thing my tradition has taught me is to look to the Sermon on the Mount to understand Jesus’ teaching about the Kingdom of God. Yes, Jesus teaches about many topics, and in the gospel according […]
This past week, I was party to a conversation with a relative that turned to the Black Lives Matter protests. This relative, an older person, commented, “I don’t understand where all this is coming from.” Brothers and sisters, let me tell you, I was flabbergasted. For so many reasons. Having […]
Having spent years ministering with Quakers and Brethren, it should come as no surprise that I have often referred to myself as a pacifist. There was even a season when I would have preferred the term non-resistor. I used to pride myself on my peace-loving zeal. I ate up respectability […]
The following is an interview with Audrey and Tim Hollenberg-Duffey, co-pastors of Oakton Church of the Brethren in Virginia. We reached out to them based on requests from our readers. If you have others you would like to see featured in Brethren Life & Thought, please message us or our […]
4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give […]
Earlier this year, my Campus Ministry colleague and I decided that our Lent practice would be canceling things. Our schedules were so packed with programs, events, and meetings that there was little time for connecting with individual students and our own spiritual reflection. It felt freeing each day to remove […]