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“HOMOSEXUALITY”
“Church discipline”
A Review of
Reasoning Together
A Theology of Welcome: Responding to the “Homosexuality” Issue
Mennonite Church USA’s “Teaching Position” on Homosexuality: A Critique
Mennonites and “Homosexuality”
Mennonites and Homosexuality.pdf
Portland Lectures #1—The Evolution of My Views
Portland Lectures #2—The Biblical Message
Portland Lectures #3—Contemporary Issues
Portland Lectures #4—Epilogue
The “Homosexuality” Debate: Two Streams of Biblical Interpretation
The Logic of the Mennonite Church USA “Teaching Position” on Homosexuality
About
61. Ray Wylie Hubbard—DANGEROUS SPIRITS
65. Warren Zevon—STAND IN THE FIRE
67. Richard and Linda Thompson—POUR DOWN LIKE SILVER
69. Cowboy Junkies—THE TRINITY SESSION
70. Hothouse Flowers—SONGS FROM THE RAIN
81. The Avett Brothers—I AND LOVE AND YOU
93. James McMurtry—CHILDISH THINGS
Archive
82. Dave Alvin—KING OF CALIFORNIA
83. Slaid Cleaves—EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WILL BE TAKEN AWAY
84. Norah Jones—FEELS LIKE HOME
85. Bill Fay—LIFE IS PEOPLE
86. Willis Alan Ramsey—WILLIS ALAN RAMSEY
87. Steve Young—NO PLACE TO FALL
88. Emmylou Harris—QUARTER MOON IN A TEN CENT TOWN
Moment of Silence
Responses to Ted Grimsrud’s essay on “Academic Freedom”
The Long Shadow powerpoint
Wavelength Shows
10 songs about the gospel
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (10-1)
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (20-11)
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (30-21)
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (40-31)
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (50-41)
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (60-51)
53. Patti Smith—TWELVE
54. Van Morrison—INTO THE MUSIC
55. Alejandro Escovedo—A MAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
56. The Rolling Stones—THE BEGGAR’S BANQUET
58. The Handsome Family—THROUGH THE TREES
59. Bruce Springsteen—THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD
60. Patti Smith—DREAM OF LIFE
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (70-61)
62. k. d. lang—SHADOWLAND
63. Richard Thompson—RUMOR AND SIGH
64. Willie Nelson—RED-HEADED STRANGER
66. James McMurtry—LIVE IN AUGHT-THREE
68. Billy Joe Shaver—OLD FIVE AND DIMERS
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums (80-71)
71. Teddy Thompson—UP FRONT AND DOWN LOW
72. Los Lobos—KIKO
73. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club—ALWAYS SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU
74. George Jones—ANNIVERSARY
75. Van Morrison—AVALON SUNSET
76. Robert Earl Keen—A BIGGER PIECE OF SKY
77. The Clash—LONDON CALLING
78. Gillian Welch—TIME (THE REVELATOR)
79. Tom Waits—HEARTATTACK AND VINE
80. Muddy Waters—HARD AGAIN
AROUND THE INTERNET
20 best Oregon small towns
Agnostic, Atheist Votes Matter in November
April 2009 Links
December 2008 Links
February 2009 Links
How to stop the drug wars
January 2009 Links
March 2009 links
Mark Kurlansky’s review of
Human Smoke
May 2009 Links
Michael Kelly, “…Pacifist claptrap”
November 2008 Links
October 2008 Links
Käthe Kollwitz: Making Peace with Art
ANABAPTIST CONVICTIONS
(1) Anabaptism for the 21st Century
(2) Whither 21st Century Anabaptist Theology?
(3) From Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism to Mennonite Church U.S.A.
(4) Civilian Public Service and Mennonite Pacifism
(5) Anabaptist Faith and American Democracy
A Journey With Jesus
An Anabaptist Vision for the 21st Century—Some Propositions
Hauerwas on JHY
Is God Nonviolent?
News report on Gerald Mast lecture
ARTICLES
A theology of the world’s end
A volunteer for Jesus
Anabaptist faith and American democracy
Communion serving peace
Does Revelation speak today?
Grief and critique: A pacifist’s reflections after September 11, 2001
Healing justice
How do we take up our cross and suffer?
Is the book of Revelation a resource for peacemaking?
Jesus and family
Jesus and Herod: Two Kinds of Kings
John Howard Yoder: A Faithful Teacher in the Church
John’s Gospel in brief
Making the penultimate too important often leads to violence
MWR articles—Spring 2013
1. Worship and the prophetic vocation (Isaiah 6:1-8; 12:1-6)
2. False worship, authentic worship (Isa 29:9-16; 65:17-25)
3. Second chance for people of promise (Ezra 3:1-13)
4. Anchoring God’s community amid an empire (Ezra 6:13-22; 8:21-23; 8:24-30)
5. Grieving unfaithfulness for mercy’s sake (Neh 8:13-18; 19:2-10, 30-36)
6. A restored, humbler people (Neh 12:27-43; 13:15-22)
MWR Bible Studies—2009
Not a “good war”: Thoughts on World War II
Our confession as Mennonites of Jesus as Lord
Pacifism is a gift from God
Pursue Peace (
Purpose
, Sept. 2010 – Aug. 2012)
01. Rehearsals for retirement
02. Communion serving peace
03. A volunteer for Jesus
04. Singing toward freedom land
05. Is peacemaking wise?
06. Praying for peace
07. Witnessing to the preciousness of life
08. Universal health care
09. Wrestling with the Bible and its interpreters
10. At home here and now
11. Body theology
12. Thank God for mentors
13. Being vs. doing?
14. Two views of “enough”
15. The generosity–gratitude–generosity cycle
16. Nurturing peacemakers
17. Grandchildren and hope
18. Mercy all the way down
19. Peacemaking companions
20. Making peace with art
21. Is older more peaceable?
22. Revelation is about Jesus not vengeance
23. Peace meal
24. Celebrating peace
Reflections on Old Testament prophets (MWR)
01. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Amos)
02. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Hosea)
03. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (1 Isaiah)
04. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (2 Isaiah)
05. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Micah)
06. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Zephaniah)
07. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Habakkuk)
08. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Jeremiah, 1)
09. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Jeremiah, 2)
10. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Lamentations)
11. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Ezekiel)
12. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Zechariah)
13. Reflections on Old Testament Prophets (Malachi)
Reflections on the Old Testament God (01): Exodus 3
Reflections on the Old Testament God (02): Exodus 20
Reflections on the Old Testament God (03): Exodus 32
Reflections on the Old Testament God (04): Exodus 34
Reflections on the Old Testament God (05): Psalm 8
Reflections on the Old Testament God (06): Psalm 19
Reflections on the Old Testament God (07): Psalm 46
Reflections on the Old Testament God (08): Psalm 47
Reflections on the Old Testament God (09): Psalm 63
Reflections on the Old Testament God (10): Psalm 66
Reflections on the Old Testament God (11): Psalm 90
Reflections on the Old Testament God (12): Psalm 91
Reflections on the Old Testament God (13): Psalm 139
Reflections on Torah-1 (Exodus 3)
Reflections on Torah-2 (Exodus 4)
Reflections on Torah-3 (Exodus 5)
Reflections on Torah-4 (Exodus 14)
Reflections on Torah-4 (Exodus 14)
Reflections on Torah-5 (Deuteronomy 5)
Reflections on Torah-6 (Deuteronomy 16)
Reflections on Torah-7 (Leviticus 8)
Reflections on Torah-8 (Leviticus 25)
Reflections on Torah-9 (Numbers 11)
Reflections on Torah–10 (Numbers 14)
Reflections on Torah–11 (Numbers 20)
Reflections on Torah–12 (Deuteronomy 6)
Reflections on Torah–13 (Deuteronomy 30)
Rehearsals for retirement
Seeing mercy in the Old Testament
Seven articles on the book of Revelation
The Anabaptists: Why they got in trouble
The ethical importance of Jesus’ death
The Lamb’s Power and Modern America
The Legacy of Civilian Public Service
The Old Testament God (MWR, Fall 2010)
Victory over the powers of death and evil
Bible studies
The Old Testament Prophets
BOOK REVIEW INDEX
A moral critique of America’s first “total war”
A revealing look at an American theological icon
Joseph Kip Kosek.
Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy.
Theron Schlabach.
War, Peace and Social Conscience
Boyd on the OT’s violence
The Centrality of God’s Love: A Response to Greg Boyd’s Cross Vision, part 1
The Centrality of God’s Love: A Response to Greg Boyd’s Cross Vision, part 2
The Centrality of God’s Love: A Response to Greg Boyd’s Cross Vision, part 3
The Centrality of God’s Love: A Response to Greg Boyd’s Cross Vision, part 4
Classes
DOCTRINE
(01) What Do We Do With Theology? (9.10.06)
(02) Who is That Guy? (10.15.06)
(03) News of God (11.12.06)
(04) God’s Spirit—And Ours (1.21.07)
(05) This is God’s World: So What? (2.18.07)
(06) How Does God Communicate? (3.18.07)
(07) Humanness: A Blessing or a Curse? (4.29.07)
(08) Salvation: Healing Our Damage (5.27.07)
(09) The Church: Why Bother? (9.9.07)
(10) Evoking the Presence of God (10.7.07)
(11) Bless All the Families of the Earth (11.4.07)
(12) The End Times are Now (1.6.08)
(13) Do This and Live (2.10.08)
01—What Is Theology?
02—The Person of Christ
03—The Doctrine of God
04—The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
05—The Doctrine of Creation
06—The Doctrine of Scripture
07—Doctrine of Humanity
08—The Doctrine of Salvation
09—The Doctrine of the Church
10—Theology of the Sacraments
11—Theology of the Religions
12—The Doctrine of Eschatology
13—The Doctrine of the Christian Life
Theology sermons
JESUS
(01) Why We Pay Attention to Jesus
(02) Singing Down Mercy
(03) Son of Adam, Son of God
(04) To Turn from the Abyss
(05) God’s Greatest Power: Mercy
(06) What Matters Most?
(07) Jesus’ Identity—And Ours
(08) The Troublemaker
(09) Salvation—From What?
(10) Metaphysical Therapy
(11) Listen to Moses
(12) When “Good News” is Bad News
(13) Life in Death
(14) Resurrection Questions
JOHN HOWARD YODER
Hauerwas review of Leithart
John Howard Yoder’s Christology
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct (1992 Elkhart Truth articles)
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Introductory article
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Part Five
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Part Four
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Part One
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Part Three
John Howard Yoder’s Sexual Misconduct—Part Two
Nugent review of Leithart
Ray Gingerich on JHY’s view of God
Ted Grimsrud/Craig Carter dialogue
The challenge of understanding the Yoder sex scandal
Yoder’s sexual misconduct
My Books
#4562 (no title)
god’s healing strategy review
review of embodying the way of jesus
review of reasoning together
review of reasoning together
review of reasoning together
review of reasoning together
review of theology as if jesus matters
Review of theology as if jesus matters
review of transforming the powers
triumph of the lamb review
Writing Peace
Old Testament and Pacifism
PACIFISM
01. Introduction: Defining Pacifism
02. A Christian Pacifist Perspective on War and Peace
03. The Old Testament Peace Vision
04. Healing Justice: The Prophet Amos and a “New” Theology of Justice
05. Salvation in the Prophets, Salvation in Jesus: Mercy not Retribution
06. Pacifism and the Story of Jesus
07. Jesus’ Confrontation with Empire
08. Christian Pacifism and New Testament Understandings of the Death of Jesus
09. Romans 13: An Interpretation
10. Revealing a New World: Power According to Biblical Apocalyptic
11. The Justice of God in the Book of Revelation
12. Theology, Retribution, and the Ways of Peace
13. Theology and Restorative Justice
14. The Theological Roots of Violence Against Children
15. A Pacifist Critique of the Modern Worldview
17. Pacifism and Knowing: John Howard Yoder’s Epistemology
A Pacifist Way of Knowing: Postmodern Sensibilities and Peace Theology
Biblical Bases for Restorative Justice
Bibliography: Peace and Justice and the Bible
Christian Pacifism in Brief
Conrad Grebel Review (Spring 2009)—responses to J.D.Weaver
Core Convictions for Engaged Pacifism
Healing Justice: A Sermon
Is Pacifism
Ever
An Idol
Just War Thought: A Pacifist Analysis
Pacifism with Justice: The Biblical and Theological Case
Peace Essays
Charting Christianity and Politics
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
1. Introduction: An Agenda for Restoring Wholeness
2. Our Current Crisis
3. The Logic of Retribution and Its Consequences
4. Healing Theology: A Biblical Overview
5. Old Testament Justice (Amos)
6. Jesus and Justice
7. Justice in Romans and Revelation
8. Putting Restorative Justice into Practice
9. Restoring Wholeness: The Alternative to Vengeance
Bibliography
Healing Justice (1.11.09)
Rethinking God, Justice, and Treatment of Offenders
ROMANS
Against Empire: A Yoderian Reading of Romans
Paul’s Deconstruction of Idolatry
Romans Notes
Romans background
Romans notes (chapter 1)
Romans notes (chapter 2)
Romans notes (chapter 3)
Romans notes (chapter 4)
Romans notes (chapter 5)
Romans notes (chapter 6)
Romans notes (chapter 7)
Sermons on Romans
SALVATION
(1) Salvation
From
or
By
Violence?
(2) Salvation in the Old Testament
(3) Jesus’ Teaching on Salvation
(4) Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
(5) Salvation in Romans and Revelation
MERCY, NOT SACRIFICE: The Bible’s Salvation Story
01. Violence as a Theological Problem
02. Salvation in the Old Testament
03. Guardians for the Way of Wholeness
10. God’s Saving Justice: Paul and Salvation
11. Salvation Through Revelation
11. Salvation Through Revelation
12. Conclusion: Is There an Atonement Model in this Story?
4. Jesus’ Teaching on Salvation
5. The Death of Jesus
6. Jesus’ Death and the Powers: Cultural Exlusivism (Law)
7. Jesus’ Death and the Powers: Religious Exclusivism (The Temple)
8. Jesus’ Death and the Powers: Political Authoritarianism (Empire)
9. Jesus Brings Salvation
Spirituality
1. Introduction
2. Starting with self-understanding
3. Approaching God
4. A simple definition of spirituality
5. Human self-will
6. Hierarchical God
7. Challenges to spiritual health
8. The Bible: Spirituality as story
9. Worship: Spirituality in community
10. Prayerful listening
11. Nature and spirituality
12. Music as spiritual encouragement
13. Friendship as spiritual encouragement
14. Encouragement in life
15. Grieving that leads to trust
16. Trust: The foundation for spirituality
17. Spirituality and the moral life
18. Conclusion: What have we learned?
Ted Grimsrud bibliography
Ted Grimsrud blog posts
Ted Grimsrud Sermons
Grieve with God
Reflections on sin: Brokenness in the world [Romans 1:18-23]
The American Civil War
THE BIBLE ON PEACE
(01) Reading the Bible with Pacifist Eyes
(02) God’s Creative Love—Genesis 1
(03) Harmony Disrupted–Genesis 3–4
(04) Retribution and Mercy—Genesis 6–9; 18–19
(05) The Calling of a People—Genesis 12
(06) In and Out of Egypt—Genesis 37–50; Exodus 1–15
(07) The Gift of the Law—Exodus 20
(08) The Conquest: God’s Dark Side?—Joshua 1–11
(09) Chaos and Order—Judges 19–21
(10) Israel, Kingship, and Violence—I Samuel 8; Deuteronomy 17
(11) King David and the Ambiguities of Power—2 Samuel 12:1-14
(12) King Solomon and Temple Politics—1 Kings 1–9
(13) The Battle with Baal—1 Kings 21:1-29
(14) The Prophetic Faith—Amos 5:14-24; Hosea 11:1-9
(15) Sometimes Repentance Isn’t Enough—2 Kings 22:1-13
(16) Israel’s Fall and Its Hope—Jeremiah 8:18-22; Isaiah 43:1-7
(17) A Book of Questions—Job
(18) The Scandal of God’s Mercy—Jonah
THE BOOK OF REVELATION
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS ON REVELATION
Biblical Apocalyptic: What is Being Revealed?
Biblical Apocalyptic: What is Being Revealed?
Reading the Bible in Light of the Lamb’s War
Social Criticism in the Book of Revelation
Eschatology as if Jesus Mattered
REVELATION NOTES
Revelation Notes (Chapter 1)
Revelation Notes (Chapter 22)
REVELATION SERMONS
Revelation sermon #01 (3/30/08)
Revelation sermon #02 (4/20/08)
Revelation sermon #03 (6/08/08)
Revelation sermon #04 (6/22/08)
Revelation sermon #05 (9/7/08)
REVELATION SERMONS (older)
Comforting the Afflicted; Afflicting the Comfortable [Revelation 3:7-22]
Revelation as a Peace Book
[1996–2] The Triumph of the Lamb
[1996–3] Babylon is Overthrown
[1996–4] The Healing of the Nations
REVELATION SERMONS (Sept. 2011—Nov. 2013)
TRIUMPH OF THE LAMB
(01)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Introduction
(02)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation One
(03)
Triumph of the Lamb
–Revelation Two and Three
(04)
Triumph of the Lamb
–Revelation Four and Five
(05)
Triumph of the Lamb
–Revelation Six and Seven
(06)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Eight, Nine, and Ten
(07)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Eleven and Twelve
(08)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Thirteen and Fourteen
(09)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Fifteen and Sixteen
(10)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Seventeen and Eighteen
(11)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Nineteen and Twenty
(12)
Triumph of the Lamb
—Revelation Twenty-One and Twenty-Two
(13)
Triumph of the Lamb:
Conclusion—The Meaning of Revelation for Today
Wavelength’s 100 Favorite Albums
100. Bob Dylan—OH MERCY
57. Slaid Cleaves—BROKE DOWN
89. Charlie Rich—PICTURES AND PAINTINGS
90. Nick Cave—THE BOATMAN’S CALL
91. Buddy Miller—YOUR LOVE AND OTHER LIES
92. Creedence Clearwater Revivial—WILLY AND THE POORBOYS
94. Lou Reed—MAGIC AND LOSS
95. R.E.M.—DOCUMENT
96. 16 Horsepower—SACKCLOTH ‘N’ ASHES
97. Crash Test Dummies—THE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT ME
98. The Blind Boys of Alabama—SPIRIT OF THE CENTURY
99. Gregg Allman—LOW COUNTRY BLUES
Wavelength’s Second 100 Favorite Records
WORLD WAR II
Sacrifices: The death of soldiers
The Good War That Wasn’t—And Why It Matters
Review of The Good War That Wasn’t
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (01. Introduction)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (02. Jus ad bellum)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (03. Jus in bello)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (04. What the War cost)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (05. Pax Americana)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (06. The Cold War)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (07. Full Spectrum Dominance)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (08. No to the War)
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (10. Servanthood)
World War II COs
1. Introduction
10. Bibliography (incomplete)
2. The Standard Account
3. Historical Background
4. The “Resister” Tendency
5. The “Transformer” Tendency
6. The “Servant” Tendency
7. The “Separatist” Tendency
8. Comparing the Tendencies
9. Evaluation of the Standard Account and Ongoing Issues
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