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Category Archives: Anabaptist
From Anabaptist roots to Mennonite heritage
Above: Dirk Willems rescues his pursuer; as a result, rather than escape, he was burned at the stake 16 May 1569. One of the most famous images from the Martyr’s Mirror 1660. Reading An Introduction to Mennonite History by Cornelius … Continue reading
Michael & Margareta Sattler, martyrs
You can read about Michael Sattler here. The Radicals is a fictionalized life on film, available throug Netflix. At age 37, he was martyred in 1527 by torture and burning. Two days later his wife Margareta was drowned. Drowning, or ”third baptism,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptist, Luther, Michael Sattler, Schleitheim Confession
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The Rock of who I am (part 1)
I am NOT manipulative, rigid, self-righteous, hypocritical, power-hungry, Ur-fascist, brain-dead hater of women, gays, and of diversity and otherness in any form. It’s important that you know that before you find out that I was a Southern Baptist pastor, and Southern Baptist most of … Continue reading
Ups and downs today
9:00 p.m. End of a long day, a stream of consciousness reflection. Day began at 1 a.m. with Sandy unlocking the front door and coming in. She came home from the hospital in a taxi. At these times I wish I could … Continue reading
Jesus in I and Thou
I’ve found four references to Jesus of Nazareth in I and Thou: Jesus and love (not a feeling): his response to a demon-possessed man, to the beloved disciple; his bold risk “nailed his life long to the cross of the … Continue reading