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May 2021

May 08, 2021

Eve: Mother to All (Genesis 1:1–5:2)

Eve: Mother to All By David C. Cramer Read Genesis 1:1–5:2; Galatians 3:10-4:7 I’m 38 years...

May 04, 2021

Fiercely Faithful: Rad Women of Scripture

Earlier this year, Bible teacher Beth Moore announced that she had left the Southern Baptist Convention over...

April 2021

April 12, 2021

Review of “Tongue-Tied: Learning the Lost Art of Talking About Faith” by Sara Wenger Shenk

Sara Wenger Shenk was president of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, from 2010...

January 2021

January 22, 2021

Accountability before unity—a reflection on King’s “Where Do We Go from Here?”

At Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a "day...

December 2020

December 08, 2020

Shout the good news from the mountaintops! (Isaiah 40:1–11)

Isaiah 40:1–11, the prologue to the second major unit of Isaiah (chapters 40–55), is addressed...

November 2020

November 22, 2020

What would you do (WWYD) for Jesus? On the parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew 25:31–46)

Throughout the Bible, and in the teachings of Jesus in particular, rarely do we find...

November 15, 2020

“Well done, my good and faithful servant”—on the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30)

The parable of the talents, or of the three servants, is one of Jesus’s most...

November 08, 2020

“You, too, must keep watch!”—on the parable of the ten bridesmaids (Matthew 25:1–13)

I don’t know about you, but for me this last week felt like it went...

November 01, 2020

“For they will be advocated for”—on whether and why to vote (Matthew 5:1–12)

On November 1, the church celebrates All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Catholic Social Teaching and the US Election—A Response to “Staring into the Abyss” by Fr. Ed Meeks

Recently Fr. Ed Meeks preached a sermon, "Staring into the Abyss," which uses Catholic social teaching to...

October 23, 2020

“Love your neighbor” > “Submit to authorities” (Matthew 22:34–46; Romans 12:9–13:10)

In Romans 13:1, the apostle Paul writes, “Everyone must submit to governing authorities.” Throughout the history...

October 18, 2020

“Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God” (Matthew 22:15–22)

In 1966, as an American prisoner of war in North Vietnam, Naval Officer Jeremiah Denton...

August 2020

August 11, 2020

Church Broker’s Son—a tribute to my dad and Starflyer 59

I was recently asked to write a reflection for the 10-year anniversary of the release...

June 2020

June 06, 2020

“All in this together”? Policing and homelessness in South Bend, Indiana

"All in this together"? Policing and homelessness in South Bend, Indiana David C. Cramer and...

May 2020

May 06, 2020

Love in the time of Corona

Love in the time of Corona—embracing our community center roots to meet the needs of...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

Prophetic Songwriting: Jon Guerra’s “Citizens”

Believe it or not, I once lived for two years at Moody Bible Institute, where...

February 17, 2020

An Open Apology to Kaitlin Curtice from a Baylor Alumnus

On Wednesday, February 12, Potawatomi author, poet, and storyteller Kaitlin Curtice spoke in chapel at my...

January 2020

January 06, 2020

Private Profit and the Nation’s Honor—A Protest and a Plea

The following essay was coauthored by Charles F. Aked and Walter Rauschenbusch on July 8,...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Willard M. Swartley (1936–2019): A Remembrance

Yesterday the community at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary received word that our beloved New Testament...

September 2019

September 12, 2019

10 anti-oppression reads for pastors in an age of Trump

I preached my first sermon as teaching pastor at Keller Park Church on January 1,...

August 2019

August 16, 2019

“I Was Hungry”—author interview with Jeremy Everett (3)

While studying at Baylor University, I had the pleasure of meeting and befriending fellow Baylor...

August 14, 2019

“I Was Hungry”—author interview with Jeremy Everett (2)

While studying at Baylor University, I had the pleasure of meeting and befriending fellow Baylor...

August 12, 2019

“I Was Hungry”—author interview with Jeremy Everett (1)

While studying at Baylor University, I had the pleasure of meeting and befriending fellow Baylor...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

An Open Letter to Planned Parenthood Protestors from a Pro-Life Pastor

[This open letter is a guest post from my co-pastor, Carrie Badertscher. She writes this...

July 22, 2019

MennoCon19 reflection: an insider-outsider’s perspective

Two weeks ago my family and I were gearing up to head to Kansas City,...

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Reconciliation: A Jubilee Sermon (Luke 12:54–59)

Last year the church where I serve as teaching pastor, Keller Park Church (South Bend, Indiana), celebrated...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Melissa Florer-Bixler’s God of Memory (Fire by Night 4)

[This post continues a series on Mennonite pastor and writer Melissa Florer-Bixler’s new book, Fire by...

May 23, 2019

Melissa Florer-Bixler’s God of Victims (Fire by Night 3)

[This post continues a series on Mennonite pastor and writer Melissa Florer-Bixler's new book, Fire by...

May 12, 2019

“You gave birth to the whole world”: A Mother’s Day Sermon (John 10:22–30)

When I was a kid, I lived in a neighborhood with a bunch of other...

May 06, 2019

“Do you love me? . . . Then take care of my sheep” (John 21:1–19)

In 1984, Alberta Billy, an Aboriginal member of the United Church of Canada, or UCC,...