Anabaptist LensLines™

encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

Luke 13:10-17, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

8:18-9:1 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

1:1-4; 2:1-4 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

In Deuteronomy 26:1-11, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

Luke 16:1-13, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

2 Timothy 2:8-15 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.

confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.

In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

13:10-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

In Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.

Timothy 2:8-15 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.