Anabaptist LensLines™

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

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

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.

In Hosea 1:2-10, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

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

In Philippians 3:4b-14, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

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

In Luke 9:51-62, 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.

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

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

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

In Psalm 32, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.

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

Timothy 2:1-7 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.

2 Timothy 2:8-15, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.

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

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

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

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

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

14:25-33 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.

Psalm 119:97-104, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.

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