Jeffrey C. Long

This is a selection of writings by Eberhard Arnold, founder of the Bruderhof communities. The publisher has taken the ebook down from their website, but since they allowed people to redistribute without commercial gain, I’m making it available here. Blessings Technorati Tags: Anabaptist, eberhardarnold, puritan

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Following is the ebook “Provocations” by Soren Kierkegaard. It was previously available online, but the publisher has taken down their site. I believe their copyright allows distribution in this manner. Blessings Technorati Tags: Anabaptist, philosophy

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This is book edited by Eberhard Arnold, the founder of the Bruderhof communities. It includes excerpts from the writings of the first three centuries after the death of the apostles. It includes the full text of the Didache, the Shepherd of Hermas, excerpts from the Early Church Fathers and others, fully annotated. The publisher has [...]

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This is a fabulous book on the sermon on the mount by the founder of the Bruderhof communities. The publisher has taken the ebook down from their website, but since they allowed people to redistribute without commercial gain, I’m making it available here. Blessings Technorati Tags: Anabaptist, bible, bruderhof, eberhardarnold, sermononthemount

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I’ve loved luminaries ever since the first time I saw them at Menno Mennonite Church. A woman in Ephrata puts out hundreds on Christmas Eve. Tonight, we lit our first at Filer Mennonite Church. It was beautiful. This photo isn’t ours, but it gives you an idea if you’ve never seen them. Merry Christmas!

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Many years ago I was involved in my first church plant, pastoring Columbia Basin Mennonite Community. I bring to every job a passion to be absorbed in the information pertinent to my field and this ministry was no exception. I studied, and I wrote notes… and I studied, and I wrote notes… and I studied… [...]

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This is the third and final part of a sermon that was preached on September 25th, 2005 at Filer Mennonite Church. Part one is available here. What does it mean to be repeatedly filled with the Holy Spirit? “You will only revive the burning power and passion of Christ in your life by opening yourself [...]

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This is part 2 of a sermon that was preached on September 25th, 2005 at Filer Mennonite Church. To read part one, please click on the link here. What does the Bible say about The Holy Spirit? 1. The Holy Spirit is a comforter John 14:16 I will pray to the Father, and he will [...]

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This is part 1 of a sermon that was preached on September 15th, 2005 at Filer Mennonite Church. One of the most incredible sections in the Bible is 1corinthians 2:6-16 “We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who [...]

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I’m sure there are many of you like myself who have stacks and stacks of books spread out between office and home. This has always been a problem for me, even when I wasn’t ministering. I get an idea in my head, think about a book to pull off the shelf or buy from Amazon, [...]

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