Bible Study and Knowing God

How can we see Bible study as a tangible way to know God? Kristi Mast shares how she moved from intimidation at Bible study to delight in seeing God through scripture. She also reflects on cultural factors that can make serious biblical engagement…

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More Questions About Going to College

Are some tracks of study harmful to the Christian faith? Does a college education cut you off from your home community? Should we be able to connect with anyone? Vince Beiler and Rosanne Bauman respond to listener comments in today’s bonus…

Community, Disagreement, and Discussion

[Note: After this episode, we will be shifting to a biweekly release schedule.] One YouTube commenter wrote: “In the Anabaptist worldview, we value community above almost everything else. We are often even reluctant to discuss controversial Bible…

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Chainsaws and the Life of the Mind – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything – Episode 32

Can the farmer or carpenter have intellectual interests? Absolutely! Kyle Stoltzfus and Marlin Sommers dive into the relationships between reflection and hands-on…

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Working on a Bible Study Guide

Kristi Mast describes her senior capstone project, a Bible study guide exploring themes of temple and priesthood. This guide will model an approach to inductive bible study and biblical theology. “Let the shape of the Bible be the shape of your…

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Anabaptists Studying Political Philosophy

Anabaptists like to say that they as Christians should avoid politics, or that Christianity is not political. So a lot of people might wonder what the point could be to studying political philosophy. This is mainly a discussion of Rebekah and…

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Schools Are Part of the Illuminati Plan – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything – Episode 28

Are schools a part of the Illuminati plan to make everyone a robot for their evil ideas? Is the education system designed to program our minds to the standards and values of the world?  Jaran and Marlin discuss positives and negatives of the…

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Why Christian Schools?

How and why did the Christian school movement start? Although it had a rocky beginning and often inadequate vision, this movement provides an opportunity that we should take full advantage of while we have it. “Our teaching should not spare…

The Outcome I Want for My Students

What is success in teaching? “One [success] is that over time students become more like Jesus. On a more academic side, one of the things that I look for in my students is that over time they become better thinkers.” John Kuhns loves learning…

Does Academia Cause Loss of Faith?

How can higher education strengthen one’s faith? What about going to college leads people away from Christ? Vince Beiler discusses how his education interacts with his faith. Vince asks, “[W]hen Christians who join academia become agnostic, is…