Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Peace without the Peacemaker is futile

At Tuesday morning's adult worship session, Nelson Kraybill called on Mennonites not only to make peace but also to name the Peacemaker.

The president of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind., used the image of the "piano man," a mysterious person who recently appeared in Britain with a marvellous ability to play the piano but who can't or won't speak. Kraybill challenged the Mennonite Church not to be like the piano man, but to talk openly about Jesus.

He encouraged the church to imitate the growing Spanish-speaking Mennonite churches that witness through their daily relationships. "God, let us be virtuoso piano players and give us words to say who we …

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