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Bootstrap wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:39 pm

Soloist wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:24 pm Wife: ChatGPT hasn’t sat through any sermons from Pilgrim or eastern, apparently.

And neither have I ;->

It really does illustrate the limitations of AI.

LMC and W/F long ago negotiated some deal they wouldn’t intrude on each other’s “turf”. I was not aware of this. W/F congregations were originally under LMC until a new regional conference was formed as more people moved west. As I understand it, since Eastern considered themselves the true success...

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:08 am She claims she could see his spirit leaving his body at the end.

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:35 pm "left through his feet."

I guess you did tell us that, but I was thinking temporal end rather than physical end. Thanks for the footnote.

barnhart wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:30 am Anecdotally my branch of Mennonites who leave seem drawn to Anglican.

"Better Mennonite than Anglican"

I am most certainly not reformed . I do not know how to make it more clear, A book burning of Grudem’s systematic theology maybe? Yet you associate with people who teach Reformed doctrines (perhaps not all five points), print Reformed articles, and use Reformed language. It should not be entirely s...

In my early years in Pentecostalism and Evangelical Baptism, there was expected dramatic new beginnings in people's lives immediately. It wasn't a matter of saying the sinner's prayer, soon get baptised and join the church and yet not really having a new life in relationship with God. And some will...

Solid post JAHertz, but reading through the Sword and Trumpet correspondence I think both parties could be seen as committing the error you describe, mechanising theology to reconcile tensions in the scriptures that might be best left as tensions. Tension holds up buildings and bridges, it has it's...

I have no interest in repeating hours of research and writing here. The discussion with Mr. Miloni is well documented in Sword and Trumpet. I stand by what my associates and I wrote. If you are interested, read it there. I put many hours in that, and my position is clear. For those who may not have...

mike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:46 pm I'm thinking primarily about industries specifically tailored to low-tech Anabaptists.

And that can be provided by high-tech Anabaptists, right?

(Note: For several years under Dean Taylor's presidency, Sattler College's recruiting did focus, rightly or wrongly, almost exclusively on Anabaptist students. This difference of focus from the intent of the founder was one—though far from the only—contributing factor to the turmoil at the school t...