Anabaptist LensLines™

: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

Luke 12:49-56 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.

insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

Timothy 1:1-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

66:1-12 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

In Acts 5:27-32, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.

calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

Luke 18:1-8, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.

confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

1:4-10 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.

In Isaiah 50:4-9a, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.