Essays for King Jesus

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Essays are attempts to think well as we live with allegiance to Jesus's sacrificial kingdom. Themes concern history, scripture, and current issues.

  1. Peter Eby: The Great Swiss-American Anabaptist Elder of Pequea

    JAN 10

    Peter Eby: The Great Swiss-American Anabaptist Elder of Pequea

    Peter Eby did much for the health of the Mennonite church in the 1800’s. Merle Weaver tells the story of Peter’s life with special attention to his pastoral work and spiritual life. We can learn much from this leader who ministered in a strikingly different historical context from our own.

    18 min
  2. Practical Crucifixion: Notes on Spiritual Formation

    12/06/2025

    Practical Crucifixion: Notes on Spiritual Formation

    Practical crucifixion is not separate from practically putting on Christ. Within the larger context of beholding Christ and the work of the Spirit our actions help orient us to what is true and good.

    19 min
  3. A Silent Night Amid the Killing - Ben Metzler

    10/18/2025

    A Silent Night Amid the Killing - Ben Metzler

    During World War 1, opposing soldiers called a battlefront truce on Christmas Eve. Ben Metzler asks us to think about what this reveals. They knew the Prince of Peace should bring peace. Do we? Or do we buy into the hostilities around us?

    10 min
  4. The Strange Death of Hidden Life - Marlin Sommers

    08/23/2025

    The Strange Death of Hidden Life - Marlin Sommers

    Scripture describes baptized believers as “dead” with a life that is “hidden with Christ.” Marlin Sommers explores the contrasts of this joyful “death-life.” What does it look like when we put on Christ and put off the old human?

    15 min
  5. A Matter of Power - Dan Ziegler

    06/21/2025

    A Matter of Power - Dan Ziegler

    Anabaptists have been known for their refusal to use the power of the state to accomplish Christian goals. Dan Ziegler warns that Anabaptists on both the left and the right are losing this commitment. He calls us back to a biblical understanding of the two kingdoms for the sake of the church and her ministry.

    20 min
  6. How Passionate 25-Year-olds Become Fruitful 45-Year-olds

    05/24/2025

    How Passionate 25-Year-olds Become Fruitful 45-Year-olds

    When we are young life is filled with ambitions, dreams, and possibilities, but life happens and we easily become cynical. Merle Burkholder gives practical steps and challenges us to become people who do the work God has given us to do. Read the essay and comment at https://anabaptistperspectives.org/essays/how-passionate-25-year-olds-become-fruitful-45-year-olds/

    11 min
  7. Sharing Plans Cannot Replace Brotherly Aid

    04/10/2025

    Sharing Plans Cannot Replace Brotherly Aid

    Do medical "sharing plans" give an example of bearing one another's burdens or do they make us self-sufficient and individualistic? Marlin Sommers argues they are an economic tool distinct from brotherly aid. He challenges us to share to address actual needs and to pool our resources to support ambitions Christian teaching. https://anabaptistperspectives.org/sharing-plans-cannot-replace-brotherly-aid

    15 min
  8. God's Pursuit of Affectionate Relationship

    03/01/2025

    God's Pursuit of Affectionate Relationship

    Conscience made Adam and Eve hide from God. Fred Wiebe explores the way we all experience this separation due to sin and God’s solution to bring us from shame and guilt to joy and belonging as children of God. Jesus is not ashamed to call us brothers, and he is the hero we attentively model ourselves after.

    15 min
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Essays are attempts to think well as we live with allegiance to Jesus's sacrificial kingdom. Themes concern history, scripture, and current issues.

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    Anabaptist Perspectives
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
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