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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 communit…
10 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 w…
11 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, a…
11 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 Jes…
11 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 addict…
11 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 …
11 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 hist…
1 year 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…
1 year 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 c…
1 year ago
Calvinism, Unconditional Election & Free Will – Romans 9
Episode 258
Romans 9 is often used as an example for predestination and Calvinism. But does Paul actually teach predestination? Or did Calvin miss something sign…
1 year ago