Judgement in the Face of Evil
Throughout Scripture, God has always taken the side of the marginalized, poor, and oppressed. God’s people are called to do the same. But we can’t be on the side of the oppressed without judging the oppressor.
Read MoreCan God Really Bring Peace?
We can justify anything to ourselves or to people who are on our side, but in the Kingdom of God, there's only one use for the weapons we carry - to redeem them as tools that can bring life.
Read MoreI Would Defend My Wife. Can I Still be Pacifist?
Imagine you came home to find your spouse being raped and the only option you had to stop the perpetrator was to use violence. What would you do? And if you choose to stop them, would that disqualify you from being a pacifist?
Read MoreA Prayer of Remembrance
We do well to remember, even as pacifists, when we frame our remembrance not in a way that glorifies war, but as a prayer for peace. As we confess and lament, we look to God to transform us into people of peace.
Read MoreRemember Why We Remember
Mennonites often have a hard time around Remembrance Day. The feelings of duty or guilt can sometimes stop us from simply remembering; an act which, in and of itself, brings us to lament and action. I suggest, we need to remember.
Read MoreI Stood By and Did Nothing
My brother and I went to pick up Jess from her work. Outside the hospital, a fight broke out. I felt like I should do something, but I stood by and did nothing.
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