Podcast Episodes

Do Reformation Debates Still Matter Today?

Episode 268

Do the debates about Christianity that stirred so much violence in the 1500’s still matter? Stephen Russell and Dean Taylor emphasize the importance of a believer’s church and the church refusing to …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Our Beliefs Convinced Us to Join the Mennonites

Episode 267

Jeff and Deana Swanson spent years searching the Scriptures to find what Christ was calling them to. They share their story of looking for a community that they could plug into, and how they came to …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bible Was Not Written in English. Why Is That Important?

Episode 266

The English Bible is a translation of manuscripts in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. How did we get the manuscripts that Bible translations use? Why do we see differences between different translations o…

Published on 5 months ago

I Was a New Age Gothic. Then I Saw Every Knee Bows to Jesus

Episode 265

Susie Coyne grew up in Slovakia and was part of the Gothic underground. She later became involved in New Age Spiritualism and other dark practices, and had no interest in Christianity. In this episod…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Truthful, Peaceable, Subversive Allegiance to Jesus

Episode 264

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Charles Moore joins us to discuss a radical picture of truthful, peaceable, subversive allegiance to Jesus. The conversation is framed around Stanley Hau…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

What Is Addiction? How Can We Help Each Other?

Episode 263

There are many forms of addiction. What causes it? How can we relate to those suffering from an addiction, and what are tools for dealing with addictions? Michael Hochstetler, a counseling that focus…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Woke, Anti-woke, Critical Theory, and Historical Apologies

Episode 262

The hosts of Anabaptist Perspectives respond to concerns that some of our guests are “woke” (or associated terms). This term can be used to identify awareness of social dynamics, to advocate for spec…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

What Do Mennonites Mean by “Plainness”?

Episode 261

Edsel Burdge walks us through plainness, starting with the Quakers, addressing concerns of plainness at various points of conservative Mennonite history, and makes a case for why considerations of pl…

Published on 6 months ago

Healthy Responses to Those Suffering Among Us

Episode 260

Trauma is complicated, with many different opinions and stigmas surrounding it. But what are basics all of us should know about trauma, to help us be more caring and gracious towards those that have …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The American Mennonite Story, 1730-1930

Episode 259

How did Mennonite thinking develop in the two centuries after they arrived in North America? Edsel Burdge reflects on their concerns and the social conditions to which they responded.

Shippensburg Chr…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago