In the political sphere norms and unwritten rules are being broken at an astonishing rate. This week Bernard, Marianne, and Peter consider what norms are important in Christian community and how to recognize when they become outdated and should be discarded. Then also continue discussing a section from the document "Foundations of our Faith and Calling," the Bruderhof's public account of faith about the Bruderhof's heritage. Bernard also interviews George Verwer, founder of OM International, a Christian missionary organization (https://www.om.org/md/en)

Here are some of the links and references from this episode:

-'How Do We Contend With Trump’s Defiance of ‘Norms’? by Emily Bazelon - http://nyti.ms/2ta7Sl9

-'The Uninhabitable Earth' by David Wallace-Wells - http://nym.ag/2uZO3it

-'Everyone Belongs to God' by Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt - http://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/discipleship/everyone-belongs-to-god

-Foundations of our Faith and Calling - http://www.bruderhof.com/foundations

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