February 2007

On Being Charismatic

by Mark Van Steenwyk 16 February 2007

I'm a charismatic.  At least I think I am.  When I first came into the Faith (at 14) I attended a charismatic church (it was an Evangelical Free Church with a charismatic Mennonite pastor…it shouldn't have been a surprise that a church split would happen a few years later).
I loved my church experience.  But late [...]

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Resisting Abstraction

by Mark Van Steenwyk 9 February 2007

I read an amazing quote this week. It is one of those things that you read that becomes a splinter; as time goes on, the splinter works its way deeper and demands your full attention. I want to share a part of that quote with you (which I found on Michael J. Iafrate’s blog), [...]

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Church and State pt 4: What Paul is Saying in Romans 13

by Mark Van Steenwyk 5 February 2007

As I promised, today I will offer my general understanding of Romans 13. More accurately, I'll be be sharing my understanding of Romans 12:9-13:10 (the chapter break between 12 and 13 is forced and betrays a "Christendom" reading of the text).
I've ben focusing on this passage because it has traditonally presented problems for an anarchist [...]

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