Mark 9: 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak...

A sermon for September 20, 2015 James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it...

PSALM 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice goes out...

Mark 7: 31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand...

Ephesians 6: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the...

I confess: I’ve been reading The Confessions this summer, by St. Augustine. Yes, that Augustine,, the 4th -5th Century bishop of Roman North Africa, to whom are credited such discredited doctrines (by Anabaptists at least) as the just war theory, the right of the...

WHY DID I SIGN UP FOR THIS? Not the Mennonite World Conference! I mean the half-day tour during the Conference to Gettysburg, the battlefield where the turning point of the American Civil War occurred? Did I sign up for that only to indulge my curiosity in all things...

Here is the Bible passage  that Mennonite World Conference suggested we look at in those churches which hosted MWC participants, the last day of the Assembly: Acts 18: 1)After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of...

Walking out of the Convention Center in Kansas City, during the recent biennial delegate conference for Mennonite Church USA, I was struck by the sight of the big grey stone block building across the street, with the words, “Music Hall,” chiseled in the wall. Wasn’t...

Luke 24: 25 “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” This is part of the Bible story on which our convention theme was based, “On the...