the Jesus Manifesto

Ending Hunger

Mark Van Steenwyk — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:05:32 +0000

As you may know, I am a part of an intentional community. Our community does the usual intentional community things: we have a big garden, we dumpter-dive, we ferment stuff, we rant against war, and ...

Cheating on the Church

Bryn Harding — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:53:28 +0000

Recently my wife and I committed to membership at our church, so lately, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about what it means to be a part of a church. It seems to ...

Independence Day…Sort Of

JoshuaDbauIII — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:36:14 +0000

whatever the United States military fights for, it certainly isn't freedom in the truest form of the word.

The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie

daviddewain — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:15:59 +0000

I received this book under the mutual agreement with my friend Matt that, if we promised to buy it for one another, we would finally get around to reading perhaps the most recommended book I have ever come across.

holy fool

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:44:00 +0000

"The kingdom of God has come near to you!" And with a laugh, the fool was gone.

A Jesus Manifesto

Mark Van Steenwyk — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:26:47 +0000

So, this morning I got an email from Frank Viola’s publicist asking if I’d be willing to promote a document that he had co-written with Len Sweet. The document, A Magna Carta for Restoring the ...

The Kingdom of God

JoshuaDbauIII — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:07:39 +0000

God has a dream for the world

What I’ve learned in 25 years

JoshuaDbauIII — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:36:45 +0000

These are a few things that I have learned, I wish I took more time to reflect upon where I have come from, maybe these thoughts may provoke you dear reader to reflect for yourself.

Come to me, all ye who labor for a living (part 3)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:10:30 +0000

Continuing “Come to me, all ye who labor for a living (part 2)”… Jesus´ teaching and practice of working (and giving) without asking anything in return has significant implications. For instance, it makes our own work ...

The Prodigal Consumer

Ted Troxell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:19:29 +0000

Sundays when I was little, our beleaguered mother — divorced, in school, raising three kids — put us on the church bus, put a roast in the crock pot, and settled in for a couple ...

Jesus Radicals Conference

Mark Van Steenwyk — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:26:50 +0000

Our friends at Jesus Radicals are putting together what promises to be a very worthwhile conference. They have a grat lineup of speakers and sessions. New Heaven, New Earth: Anarchism and Christianity Beyond Empire August 14 & ...

Law and Order

Sarah Lynne — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:21:13 +0000

Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, ...

Come to me, all ye who labor for a living (part 2)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:50:57 +0000

Continuing “Come to me, all ye who labor for a living”… Jesus knew the vulnerability of human life, the daily need for food and shelter to survive. And he knew the anxiety that can overwhelm us ...

sometimes God works with gentle drizzle…

JoshuaDbauIII — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:53:17 +0000

I'm constantly frustrated with the pace that I am at, and thus the pace that I feel the world is at.