The ‘Reign of God’ is among you…

The Associated Press reported, on October 8, that 75 people attended the funeral of Charles C. Roberts. About half of the “mourners” were Amish.

In a world run by retaliatory violence, a community near Lancaster PA took a chance on the Reign of God.

That’s history. It’s irrefutable. It’s staggeringly convicting. It’s Anabaptism – lived.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 at 12:09 pm by TimS and is filed under Church, Conscientious Objection, History, Media, Nonviolence, Theology, Tradition. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “The ‘Reign of God’ is among you…”

Young Anabaptist Radicals » Bearing Gifts Says:

October 11th, 2006 at 8:20 pm

[…] Equally profound was Fr. Joe’s message to the newlyweds and his prayer(s) for unity. It was obvious he was not only praying for Catholics, but all seeking to serve God with their lives. In fact, he thanked God for the lessons in forgiveness that the “churches in the Amish country of Pennsylvania are teaching us,” and extended prayers for those serving God in churches, synagogues and mosques around the world. I must say, this Mennonite boy from Lancaster Co. was nearly blown away. […]
Brian Hamilton Says:

October 13th, 2006 at 7:31 pm

Amen. This is witness.
jdaniel Says:

December 12th, 2006 at 9:42 pm

Apparently the Amish and the rest of the Anabaptist community have it all wrong. I would just love to get this book for Christmas. Do they still make WWJD? bracelets, ’cause I’d want one of those too to go along with it.

In “Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense,” van Wyk makes a biblical, Christian case for individuals arming themselves with guns, and does so more persuasively than perhaps any other author because he found himself in a church attacked by terrorists.
Celebrating YAR’s 3 Month anniversary » Young Anabaptist Radicals Says:

February 6th, 2007 at 7:51 pm

[…] Hootsbuddy also posted a response to Katie’s Polygamous Anabaptists post and said we have “power-filled simplicity” based on TimS’s The ‘Reign of God’ is among you… Thanks for all the kind words, Hoots! […]