Happy New Year!
Greetings from A Radical for Jesus! It’s a brand new year, a great time for reflection, new beginnings, and changes. As I think about this blog in the new year, I feel that it’s time I make a small change Read More …
The Significance of Christmas
It’s Christmas Day. We’re celebrating the coming of Jesus. The King of Kings who, though He was equal with God, and was God, laid aside His Heavenly splendor—even His very maturity—and came to earth, not even as a man, but Read More …
5 Myths About Christmas [Reblog]
My brother Nathan just posted the results of his research into the origins of Christmas. Whatever your beliefs about celebrating Christmas, I highly recommend that you check out his article! For years I have heard various arguments for and against Read More …
FREE Christmas Music!
I’m happy to announce that my family’s free Christmas recording, “The Gift of His Love”, is now available! The music is also available as a free download at CDBaby; as a CD on Amazon; at music download sites such as Read More …
The Trauma of Spiritual Abuse, Part 1: A Case Study
Trauma. It’s a word we associate with beatings, genocide and injuries. We have “trauma centers” to care for those who have been badly injured in car crashes and other such accidents. So what does this have to do with anything Read More …
When a Head Covering Becomes a Lucky Charm
Recently, I was talking with God about headcovering, and He showed me that, for some people, the headcovering had become a lucky charm.
Worse yet, I myself had perpetuated the mentality that turns a headcovering into a lucky charm, and I had to repent. Read More …
10 Myths About Lust
Myth #1: Looking at an immodest woman is lust There is a big misunderstanding about what “lust” is. The English word “lust” is translated, in the New Testament from a Greek word that means “to set the heart upon, that Read More …
Modesty: A Letter to Myself, 10 Years Later
Dear Joel, I read your article about modesty, entitled “What Should I Wear?” I want to commend you for your passion and desire to serve the Lord. However, I want to share with you some things that God has been Read More …
Sexual Abuse Recovery: Why We Help the Abuser and Shoot the Victims
It was a meal together after a funeral. I was sitting at a table with a couple of my great-uncles, and the conversation turned to dealing with sexual abusers. As we talked, it became clear that their first priority was Read More …
10 Myths about Sexual Abuse in Anabaptist Communities [Reblog]
“In my last post, I wrote about Jesus being the answer to the horrific abuse that goes on in our Anabaptist communities. While I firmly believe that, I also believe that there is much ignorance and silence about it. This is not helping the situation. In fact, I would say that the secrecy, silence, and ignorance is only compounding sexual abuse in conservative communities.
“If we are going to stand up and fight for our children, we are going to have to ditch some misconceptions about sexual abuse that are widely believed in our culture. Here are a few of them…” Read More …