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Radical discipleship, pacifism, and the church as a distinct counter-cultural community.
Key question: “How does this text call the community of faith to live as a distinct, counter-cultural witness to the Kingdom?”
23,986 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
GIVE me women, wine, and snuff Untill I cry out "hold, enough!" You may do so sans objection Till the day of resurrection: For, bless...
5/1 (1328): Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state.
1/1 (1773): The hymn that becomes known as "Amazing Grace", previously titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17, Faith's Review and Expectation", is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
1/1 (1834): Most of Germany forms the Zollverein customs union, the first such union between sovereign states.
11/22 (1574): Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
The change has been ordered by Governor-General Narciso Claveria to reform the country's calendar so that it aligns with the rest of Asia. Its territory has been one day behind the rest of Asia for 323 years since the arrival...
2/12 (1947): Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
1/20 (1877): The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.
11/1 (1937): Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community.
7/4 (1855): The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published in Brooklyn.
7/4 (2009): The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
11/22 (1718): Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sides include Maynard's first officer Mister Hyde and Teach himself.
1/15 (1970): Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.