Jesus is pretty amazing. He’s an ancient character in an obscure corner of the Roman Empire. He barely made it to his 30s and then joined countless other expendable people the Empire considered worth executing …
When I read the Gospels, it’s easy to see that Jesus’ followers didn’t always agree and disagree in love. As Jesus walked the dusty roads with his disciples, he heard them talk about who was the greatest and saw occasional flashes of anger …
On July 22, the Lutheran World Federation asked Mennonites for forgiveness for the Lutherans’ treatment of Anabaptists in Europe beginning in the 16th century. Now it is time for some Mennonites with roots in North America to ask for forgiveness from the people who lived on this land before our forebears arrived …