Church Chat [Ecclesiology]
“Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!”
I’ve been listening through the Psalms lately. Sometimes I listen intently. Other times I just let the words of Scripture wash over me, allowing..
Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]
The Love of Christ Controls Us
My Sunday post about Sabbath and the Lord’s Day went viral. Okay, I’m speaking in relative terms. But it has certainly struck a chord: Tha..
Book Reviews
NIV Proclamation Bible (Book Review)
Note: This review is of a book I was received for free because I joined BookLook Bloggers. If I decide to continue, you may see one review like this e..
Anabaptists, Flat Bibles, and the Sabbath
When I was a teenager, on many a weekend we youth from our small church drove for 3-1/2 hours to spend time “down south” with church frien..
Study Resources for Bible Books
Study Resources for Matthew
If you use the Christian Light Publications materials for Sunday School, you will be studying Matthew for March and April. This is a bit last-minute a..
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (6): William Tyndale
The idea of Tyndale having an ecclesiology is new for me. Tyndale is famous for being the father of the English Bible, not for having founded any chur..
Professor Janzen Reads Hopkins’ Sonnets [Poem by Mom]
This month’s poem is the most technically challenging of any of Mom’s poems that I’ve shared so far. Yet this poem also comes with a personal story.(S..
By Elaine Gingrich
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (5): Menno Simons
Menno Simons, had he foreseen it, would have been dumbfounded: today there are about 1.7 million people who belong to churches that bear his name. (He..
More on Calvin: Marks of the Church and Fighting Nicely
That’s “more on Calvin,” not “moron Calvin”! I want to talk more about that in a moment, but first I want to share something from Calvin that I read t..
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (4): John Calvin
John Calvin is not a name that most Anabaptists like. Unfortunately, too many people today assume either that Calvin is the ultimate theological autho..