After spending the better part of the last year addressing racism, I have realized I was wrong about some things concerning this conversation.
I Was Wrong about Racism
Tag: Anabaptist churches
Episode #012: Why Conversations on Racism Matter (with Keeshon Washington)
This week, I connected again with my friend Keeshon Washington and discussed why we need to have conversations about racism, why we should talk with friends of color about their experiences, what racism even means, and how parents who adopt children of color should parent their kids.
Episode #006: Keeshon Washington on Anabaptists and City Missions
In this episode we discuss race, Anabaptist churches, inner-city missions, and whether or not one should change their lifestyle in order to better connect with other cultures.
Theology, Pornography and the Holy Spirit
Most of the readers on this blog are (or at least come from) “conservative Anabaptist” background. And most of these readers find themselves in dynamic time of life.
Dynamic because there is a lot of motion in the conservative Anabaptist church world today. Deep, unspoken questions people are wanting to find answers to. Few people are as aware and tuned into these questions (even frustrations) as brother Frank Reed.
Recently, I got to ask Frank some questions about the Anabaptist church world, today. Following is the interview.
What I Got Wrong about Theology
Have you ever felt that Christians are more concerned about right and wrong beliefs then they are about being one with Christ?
I used to think the problem was that we focused too much on theology. All the different terms—soteriology, ecclesiology, eschatology, Calvinism, Arminianism, and so on. Most of them made no sense to me and I couldn’t figure out why people spent so much time debating over which ones were right.
So, I said once that we as Anabaptists focus too much on theology and not enough on relationships. Having said that, I’ve pondered it a lot and have concluded I was wrong.
