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I'm also not enthused about the political system but neither am I despondent, nor do I feel I am being cheated or stolen from nor mistreated. A majority of the world's population would trade with me and take the deal on offer regardless of the next president or the next. I am quite blessed and grat...

These are actual people Jesus cares about. If you are following Jesus, you will show compassion as Jesus would. I hope they never, never read this thread and stay far away from Mennonet. May Jesus comfort and care for them on the road ahead.

mike wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 4:29 pmI guess people just don't care.

Nihilism is a factor, I think. In the past I have been accused of not caring because I don't vote, now it feels like the shoe is on the other foot.

A couple of questions. 1. How can this tendency to proselytize and make a zealot out of someone be distinguished from genuine evangelistic and outreach efforts, which are clearly a part of our task as Christians? 2. What is meant by "traveling across sea and land" - is Jesus implying that...

My guess is most favor autocracy when their favored positions are in a minority position.

It's a little dense, but I think I agree entirely assuming I understand it properly. The Anabaptist position on nonviolence is different at the root from other forms of pacifism because it is built entirely on the reality of a risen, ruling Christ, without this foundation it is logical or philosophi...

Thanks for the article. I hope to read it this evening.

It feels to me like this movement has taken a biblical role or gifting (prophecy) and created a church structure to meet the needs of that role. I see it similar to the authority structure created for bishops by the high church model or the little fiefdoms of low church with a single prominent leade...

Way back in the 90's I felt the political parties (institutions) were too strong, slow and unresponsive, stifling the voice of the people, so I was encouraged by trends like direct fund raising and proportional delegate allocation. Now that I have a little taste of populism, I feel some nostalgia fo...

If I pay too much attention to any of them, I start to feel like a worm is eating part of my brain.