"There happened to be an offering of a taekwondo class and my son came to me and said, 'I want to do this.' And my first reaction was, 'Oh we are Mennonites, we can't do that.'"
In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with pastor Timothy Peebles--however Timothy isn't your average joe pastor. He also happens to have two black belts in martial arts. How can you call yourselve a Christian pacifist--someone who commits themselves to nonviolence and following in the way of Jesus --while also practing martial arts? Let's find out.
*CW mentions of sexual assault in relation to martial arts and self-defense training
Resources:
"You Are What You Love" James K. A. Smith: https://jameskasmith.com/yawyl/
"The Powers That Be" by Walter Wink
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Powers_That_Be.html?id=Ew2n_9j5g58C
Tim's podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/jesus-shalom-timothy-peebles-2OAxaQ6SbMD/
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