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I Survived the Vietnam War, Now I’m Enlisted with Jesus
Episode 269
Fred Saldana was a US Marine during the Vietnam War whose platoon saw intense combat during the Tet Offensive and other significant battles throughout the war. Wounded many times and awarded multiple…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
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 7 months 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 7 months, 1 week 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 7 months, 2 weeks 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 7 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months 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 8 months, 1 week 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 8 months, 2 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 8 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months, 4 weeks ago