Commentary

The Living God
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
We all should become enlightened in spirit so that we become clear about world events, so that we do not fall into religious confusion and other foolishness, so that we know what time it is, so that we have an inner sense about how to comport ourselves. Shall I hurry? Shall I wait? Shall I do this? Shall I leave that? In short, we need light.

A Great Weekend
Reuben Zimmerman
Read a short report of a summer weekend gathering at the Woodcrest Bruderhof in Rifton, New York, where 70 guests joined 350 resident Bruderhof members for three days of work, singing and fellowship.

What Is Freedom?
Eberhard Arnold
Early in the history of aviation, people allowed a hot air balloon to rise unhindered and abandoned it to the winds. They called this vessel a "free" balloon. Was it really free? Could its crew be called free when they were driven out over the ocean at the mercy of storms?

Beyond Religion
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
No matter how it is done, all mission work is superfluous. I will put it even more strongly: current missionary work is dangerous, because it intrudes into everyday life and self-righteously attacks the morals and customs of the unbelieving.

There Must Be a Better Way
Johann Christoph Arnold and Verena Arnold
We must look elsewhere than to the Supreme Court for guidance on a matter as personal as homosexuality. Instead we must listen to God, and take Jesus’ advice to all who claim to be Christians: “Deny yourself; take up your cross and follow me.”

The Joyful News of the Kingdom
Eberhard Arnold
Change yourselves and your lives and the way you think. Everything must topple. Believe the joyful news and repent: “The kingdom of God is at hand!” God is near!

Confession of Sins
J. Heinrich Arnold
Confession - the act of unburdening our sins to someone else in order to be freed of their weight - is simple enough to define, but never easy to practice.

A War without End?
Johann Christoph Arnold
Some returning vets like a parade; others anonymity. All of them will need to come to terms with what they've seen, and for many, traditional psychiatry may not do the trick...

Option for the Poor
Oscar Romero
During his three years as archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero became known as a fearless defender of the poor and suffering. His work on behalf of the oppressed earned him the admiration and love of the peasants he served and, finally, an assassin's bullet.

The Cross and the Cellar
Morton T. Kelsey
This destructiveness within us can seldom be transformed until we squarely face it in ourselves. This confrontation often leads us into the pit. The empty cross is planted there to remind us that suffering is real but not the end, that victory still is possible if we strive on.

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