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"Oh, how you murder me!"
Another botched execution. This one occurred to poor Jan Jans Brant in 1559 in Geervliet in South Holland. Brant is one of the few men I have seen in the Martyrs Mirror who was sentenced to die by dro… more →
The Bloody Theater
Cutting Edge Mennos
bigstuck66 wrote 5 days ago: Believe it or not but Mennonites are….wait for it….actually….get ready… … more →
"Oh, how you murder me!"
fuzzysoul wrote 1 week ago: Another botched execution. This one occurred to poor Jan Jans Brant in 1559 in Geervliet in South Ho … more →
Bring 'em home
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bigstuck66 wrote 1 week ago: When I was still in college I heard something that was kind of amazing to me. Two people, one advoc … more →
None too bright
fuzzysoul wrote 1 week ago: I’m not sure whose hands should be considered stained with Joris Wippe’s blood, but it … more →
Emerging?
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ordinary (mostly) wrote 2 weeks ago: For about a year now, I’ve been hearing stories about this thing called “the emerging ch … more →
An old family yarn Pt. 1
fuzzysoul wrote 3 weeks ago: Now THAT's meta. My mother’s cousin … who I guess is my first cousin once removed? A … more →
Craig Carter, The Politics of the Cross
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Ted Grimsrud wrote 3 weeks ago: Craig Carter. The Politics of the Cross: The Theology and Social Ethics of John Howard Yoder. Brazos … more →
On The Road 42
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Nathan Hobby wrote 3 weeks ago: Earlier this year I took on the job of editing the journal of the Anabaptist Association of Australi … more →
Superimposition of structure
blcasey wrote 4 weeks ago: In approaching our study of Mark on Saturday night, I confessed my bias against the structures of ch … more →
Horror on the Amsterdam ice
fuzzysoul wrote 1 month ago: The Martyrs Mirror begins this story with an account of an early schism. Apparently, in the mid-15th … more →
Rats ... ew.
fuzzysoul wrote 1 month ago: Try as I might, I have never been able to get freaked out by rats. They don’t strike me as dis … more →
Blatant heresy
bigstuck66 wrote 1 month ago: I’m pretty content to let bad theology continue to exist. I am a strong believer that I don … more →
Theology as if Jesus Matters
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Ted Grimsrud wrote 1 month ago: I am very happy to have a new book just out. It’s called Theology As If Jesus Matters: An Intr … more →
Nun on the run
fuzzysoul wrote 1 month ago: On P. 546 of the Martyrs Mirror, I found a three-column yarn that has just about everything – … more →
A spark of decency
fuzzysoul wrote 1 month ago: I’m up to the year 1551 in the Martyrs Mirror, and I’ve come across the first accounts o … more →
Your parents' place or mine?
fuzzysoul wrote 1 month ago: I posted a picture on Facebook a few months ago of Amish brand beer, joking that it was the brew of … more →
Bad News for Mennonites
Patrick George McCullough wrote 1 month ago: I just received this email from the Coordinator of the Anabaptist-Mennonite Scholars Network: Please … more →
The "Third Way": An Introduction
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Robert Milliman wrote 1 month ago: Anabaptist Dirk Willems rescues his captor I first attended a Baptist church thirty-two years ago. … more →
The speed of time
bigstuck66 wrote 1 month ago: Do you ever have a moment where you look in the mirror and ask yourself “how did I get to this … more →
