Each of us has a story shaping who we are and what we believe. When I observe Anabaptist young people, I sense a general anxiety about whether the story that shaped their lives has any value in the world today. I believe it does. I see four things anyone from Anabaptist background has to offer the world, today.
Tag: nonviolence
We Cannot Advance God’s Kingdom by Pounding Plowshares into Swords
With the uprise of gun violence in churches, should we consider securing ourselves with armed security guards? With the threat of North Korea and a nuclear strike, should America preemptively strike them first? America’s militarism is justified, right? I mean, God ordains violence when used by good government, not?
Well, allow me to turn your world upside down. I think we’ve had this wrong all along.