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I have no objection at all. I think it’s a good book to read, and is particularly foundational to Western history, intellectual, and the enlightenment. I was just saying it’s not something Anabaptists either early or present have given much thought to, and rarely would read or even recognise. Gotch...

Dante's Divine Comedy Wow very interesting to see Dante be cited on an Anabaptist to-read list!, what is the relation and appreciation that historical Anabaptists had to the Divine Comedy?, I already know that German Lutherans had very a positive view of it (often more than German Catholics) despit...

Dante's Divine Comedy Wow very interesting to see Dante be cited on an Anabaptist to-read list!, what is the relation and appreciation that historical Anabaptists had to the Divine Comedy?, I already know that German Lutherans had very a positive view of it (often more than German Catholics) despit...

Speaking personally (and I'm not alone among my peers) I'm transitioning from norms set by Adventures in Odyssey, Rush Limbaugh, and John MacArthur to soteriology that more congruent with the Anabaptist tradition, making the folks in Martyrs' Mirror my heroes, and increasingly catching a vision for...

(Is all of your membership composed of people from backgrounds that always eagerly embraced the radio, e.g. Lancaster Conference? I was under the impression some people are from backgrounds like e.g. Beachy that would not have done so.) I know one founding member was no-radio Beachy. Others were fr...

Adapting to institutions you patronise doesn't seem like it's setting a higher standard; if anything, it reveals one as a chameleon who will do whatever is necessary to gain influence and credibility in order to influence other institutions. I consider this a questionable thing. In my denomination,...

I feel like I'm on trial and am defending my church. Not sure why this is necessary, but I thought it might be worth engaging, if there was indeed an honest misunderstanding. Welcome to MN where nearly all moderate-conservatives are an utterly lost cause. :lol: My opinion is that the church, includ...

Do you foresee a time when you will teach against the radio? Podcasts? Influencers? Watching long videos? Wasn't part of the problem accepting the radio, which allowed those worldly influences into our homes (and minivans, and work trucks)? Rule against radio, long video, podcasts, influencers? Not...

Two examples: - Wellspring has made a policy... That's good to hear... - Dress has adapted to the institutions we patronize. For example, the church doesn't require cape dresses or a certain color or style of headcovering for the women, but my peers and younger mostly wear cape dresses and a more l...

You’ll notice that my account here calls me “Mod/Fund.” I include Fundamental (Progressive) in my church identity to recognize that our policies are both a bit more flexible than the large fellowships in Ernie/Ready To Harvest’s “Moderate” category and also to the right of the Fundamental (Progress...