Stephen Russell looks at the record found in the New Testament, various early church writers, and even in pagan writers to discover the ways the church evangelized during the first three centuries. He also discusses how these...
As Christendom disintegrates around us, we Anabaptists have a unique opportunity to awaken other Christians to the truth of nonresistance and to point enquirers (seekers) to a more holistic understanding of the life God offers us...
How do we reconcile our traditional stance on nonresistance with all the unrest, splits, and hatred in our churches today? How can I defend my nonvoting position in the face of the push to get Christians to vote? Can political...
The Mennonite Experience in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Beginning with an encouragement to read the primary sources of Anabnaptist history, Stephen urges us to view modern challenges with a historical perspective.
Though many times his ways are shrouded in mystery, God is always at work in the world. Stephen encourages us to teach history as the record of a purposeful God.Courtesy FBEP.
Stephen compares the Bible's practice of history with the descriptions that Greek, Roman, and German historians gave of the subject. He contrasts the Judeo-Christian worldview of linear history with the cyclical view prevalent in...
