  So the future mother and father in-law were in town this weekend. How refreshing to be around them. For a few days, life just felt simple again. Well, apart from all the wedding planning and soforth. I'm still trying to understand the significance of tying yourself to a Christian denomination. Most recently Amy and I have discussed the idea of being a part of the Anabaptist heritage (not ANTI-Baptist) I guess the only real thought I have is this: premise: any movement toward orthodoxy is by its very nature reacting to it's context insofaras there has at some point been a deviation from fundamental principles. If anabaptism (or any denomination of Christianity for that matter) is birthed from a historical reaction to the religious context of their day, would we too not do well to learn from the reformers example, and recreate an orthodox movement in our current context. It seems less attractive to me to take on all of the theological and practical pengilum swings inherent in any reactionary movement. Rather, we would be wise to see things within their historical contexts and with the light of hundreds of years of history to determine both the successes and pitfalls of any particular Christian movement. If we too have the same resource in the Eternal Word of God as our predecessors, do we also have the wisdom to utilize the account of history to our advantage?
In this regard I hesitate taking on a label of Anabaptist. Not because I am not a pacifist. Not due to any theological dissention. But rather because I recognize that in the time of Luther and the reformers there was a need for a radical reformation. Today, we may very well need another radical reformation. But on completely different issues. Materialism, warmongering, allegiance to Nation over God, Consumerism, individualism, Escapeism, and perhaps a slew of health and wealth doctrines that have penetrated too many groups of believers.
I want my platform to be one of orthodoxy, enlightened by and thankful for the reformers of history, and keenly aware of current reform that is needed. One may declare, that I too, as a member of a historical and cultural context will inevitably fall off some practical or theological horse along the way to reform. Indeed, I agree, but it does not negate that the need for reform is extant. 
