Essays for King Jesus

Nov 16 2024 74 ep. 11 mins 17
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Short essays to cultivate thoughtful, faithful living through substantive reflection on issues relevant and timely for people in Anabaptist churches and of broad interest to other Christians and seekers. You can find the full text at EssaysForKingJesus.org

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My Ethics, Your Ethics, and the Dilemma Between

Nov 16 2024 6 mins  
Each of us do and say things because of the culture we grew up in. Is that wrong? No. However, we as God’s children need to look beyond our culture and try to look through other cultures’ glasses. God is not bound to culture, and all of us can be thankful that the Bible is not culturally bound. John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoev

The Cultural Captivity of the Gospel

Nov 02 2024 15 mins  
We need to offer the gospel to the world. We need to offer the gospel without contaminating it with our own culture. We need to offer truth that will inform, confront, and change every culture. There is nothing wrong with our culture as long as we do not make it the gospel. The gospel will change individuals, and it will change entire cultures. 

Who Is My Neighbor?

Oct 19 2024 7 mins  
Roseanne’s experiences challenge each of us to be the Good Samaritan to others even when it is hard. Jesus showers love and mercy on us even when we are unlovely; we as His children should do the same. Essay originally published 08/2020. Audio narration just released.Subscribe to receive new essays by email!

God Is not Mocked

Oct 06 2024 11 mins  
God delights to pardon and save. He delights to bring life from death. But we are sometimes tempted to mock God and to think that we can claim the benefits of pardon while opting out of God’s plan to free us from the actual grip of sin.  

From Every Nation, Tribe, and Language

Sep 21 2024 7 mins  
In this first essay of a 3-part series, Roseanne Bauman speaks from her personal experience about teaching an ethnically diverse group of students. While Roseanne was the teacher, she quickly realized that she was also a student. In this post, you will read about the many valuable lessons that Roseanne learned from her students.Essay originally published 08/2020. Audio narration ju

Where Do We Nest? Lessons From My Internship at the Behalt

Sep 07 2024 10 mins  
Many faithful believers rejected the sword and positions of earthly rule because they were convinced from the Scriptures that these were not part of God’s design, whether in the Garden of Eden or in the establishment of Christ’s church. If we choose to depart from God’s ways, we become like killdeer birds suddenly deciding to nest in the trees. It seems, then, that we have tw

Entrepreneurs as Servant-Managers

Aug 17 2024 9 mins  
A business person should steward his business abilities and roles. Stewardship is not limited to managing profits that may be gained through business. Marlin Sommers reflects on job creation, business investment in general, and concludes with a few words about the steward mindset in business.Essay originally published 04/2020. Audio narration just released.Subscribe to receive new

Men are Going to Hell: Why Bother with Humanitarian Aid?

Aug 03 2024 10 mins  
We want the entire world to understand who Jesus is. But what are we to be doing and how is this message supposed to spread? Is serving the poor part of Jesus’ commission to the church? Or is humanitarian aid a second-class ministry or, even worse, a distraction from our real mission? Gary Miller reminds us that God wants people to flourish, both physically and spiritually, and t

Business People among God’s “Servant-Managers”

Jul 20 2024 9 mins  
What does it mean to be a steward of business giftings and abilities, and of business roles and opportunities?  Marlin Sommers explores some biblical points, focusing on business applications, and encouraging business people to recognize themselves as servant-managers of both a set of giftings and abilities and of certain roles and opportunities. Essay originally published 04/

The Way We Live Is the Way We Educate

Jul 06 2024 10 mins  
“Our own attentive openness to the world around us and the generations before us is what prepares us to educate. If we are not attentive, humble, and learning, we are left either neglecting education or simply trying to pass on what we think we know.”