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July 2018

July 25, 2018

10 Years Ago, I Embraced Nonviolence & Anabaptism

In the past month or so, I've been interviewed on two different podcasts. Bros, Bible's,...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

God for Guns: A Christian Response to Yet Another School Shooting

...many of those who cling more tightly to their weapons at times like this are...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Jesus’ Radical Kingdom Reformation within Judaism (and some stuff about The Reformation)

ust like Luther, and the later reformers 500 years ago, the message of Jesus upset...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Politicized Christology in Christianized Politics: “Constantinianism” of “Right” and “Left”

This is a guest post to get us thinking about political discourse as Christians. Thanks...

July 2014

July 04, 2014

A Liturgy of Confession and Allegiance for July 4th

Litany of Confession & Allegiance [Source] One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Christians and July 4th: Celebrate with Kingdom Lenses – Not Americanized Ones

For the past several years I have publicly discussed why I tend to avoid associating...

May 2014

May 25, 2014

A Pacifist’s Prayer on Memorial Day

God, help us to remember… …that life is a gift. To call it a gift...

January 2014

January 23, 2014

Where I disagree with N.T. Wright: Paul, Soldiers, & Leaving Violent Professions Behind

Recently, an edition of "Ask N.T. Wright" was release via his Facebook Page. One of...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Baby Jesus meek and mild, overthrew an empire – Wild!

*A version of this article was originally posted on Dec 20, 2010 Baby Jesus Meek...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

A Pacifist View of Syria that You Might not Expect

I really appreciate Greg Boyd's clarity and wisdom on the issue of Syria. Here's an...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Fight: “Erasing Hell” co-author defends nonviolence in a new book!

Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell (with Francis Chan), has written a book that ought...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Re-Membering Memorial Day with Love

April 2013

April 15, 2013

North Korea may bomb the hell out of us and blow us to smithereens, yet we will cling to the instability of hope

***I wrote this article prior to the events in Boston, otherwise my title would...

April 01, 2013

America’s Unforgivable Youth: What Lupe Fiasco can Teach the Church

Growing up, I developed a love for rap music. Yep. Many of you are shocked....

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Comfortable Idolatry? – Padding our prayer benches in the flag

Here is more evidence of nationalism in our culture. This couldn't be further from anything...

March 19, 2013

Is preaching nonviolence bad for evangelism?

Many in the evangelical realm, especially pastors and lay leaders committed to church growth, believe...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Are you anti-American or simply trans-national?

One of the things that I've been accused of on a few occasions is being...

February 06, 2013

Confronted by Peace: the surprise of nonviolence is leading my friend out of the army

KURT: An Email I received on July 25, 2012 -- MATT YOUNG (20-year-old soldier): Sir,...

February 04, 2013

Drone Strikes: the New Crucifixion

[Yesterday and Today on Pangea, I'm highlighting an important issue: Drone Strikes. Our nation increasingly...

February 03, 2013

From the Sky: a film about drone strikes, family, and resistance

[Editor's Note from Kurt Willems: Today and tomorrow on Pangea, I'm highlighting an important issue:...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Following Jesus: The Best Gun Control Ever!

The Central Valley of California is similar to most of rural America. It’s an area...

January 21, 2013

Cornel West on why MLK’s Bible shouldn’t be used at the inauguration of Obama

Cornell West is a voice that I always listen to. I can't, a white middle-class...

January 16, 2013

My Nonviolent “Tipping Point” – How I Finally Adopted Pacifism

I never liked Anabaptism. In fact, I actively looked for examples of Mennonites that broke...

January 09, 2013

The Ugly Beauty of the Kingdom of God

Much in the world is ugly. Ugliness manifests itself in ways that we hope never...

January 01, 2013

From the Margins: Following Jesus in a post-Christian culture

[This article originally appeared in winter 2012 issue of In Part, the magazine for the...

November 2012

November 05, 2012

Why do (or don’t) you identify with a political party?

It seems to me that Jesus had an interesting habit: critiquing both sides. He was...

November 04, 2012

How to pledge allegiance to Jesus on Election Day

Excerpt from Mark Schloneger on CNN.com: Our fears, our hopes, our worries and our struggles...

November 02, 2012

After the election of a new President, we will still…

*To be clear, I did not write this. I do think it is making a...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

How an author of ‘Jesus for President’ can also be Roman Catholic: From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart

I’m thrilled to tell you about a book that is out called From Willow Creek...

October 18, 2012

The Impossibility of Being President and Following Jesus

Content Director's Note: This post is a part of our Election Month at Patheos feature....