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#274 - My Experience with Teacher Burnout (And How to Avoid It) — Ruth Anna Kuhns

#273 - Why I Left the Army and What I’ve Learned Since Then — Tania Taylor

#272 - Gospel Allegiance Calls Us Beyond the Salvation Wars — Matthew Bates

#271 - Why I Could No Longer Serve My Anglican Parish in the UK — Hew Gregory-Smith

#270 - Do Anabaptists Affirm Early Church Creeds? — Jaran Miller & Marlin Sommers

#269 - I Survived the Vietnam War, Now I’m Enlisted with Jesus — Fred Saldana

#268 - Do Reformation Debates Matter 500 Years Later? — Dean Taylor & Stephen Russell

#267 - Our Beliefs Convinced Us to Join the Mennonites — Jeff Swanson

#266 - The Bible Was Not Written in English. Why Is That Important? — Andrew Lamicela

#265 - I Was a New Age Gothic. Then I Saw Every Knee Bows to Jesus — Susie Coyne

#264 - Truthful, Peaceable, Subversive Allegiance to Jesus — Charles Moore

#263 - What Is Addiction? How Can We Help Each Other? — Michael Hochstetler

#262 - Woke, Anti-woke, Critical Theory, and Historical Apologies — Marlin Sommers & Jaran Miller

#261 - What Do Mennonites Mean by “Plainness”? — Edsel Burdge

#260 - Healthy Responses to Those Suffering Among Us — Michael Hochstetler

#259 - The American Mennonite Story, 1730-1930 — Edsel Burdge

#258 - Calvinism, Unconditional Election & Free Will – Romans 9 —

#257 - I Was Born an Ethnic Christian in Iraq. Then I Found Christ — Saher Haddad

#256 - Why We’ve Misunderstood the Book of Romans Since 430 A.D. — David Bercot

#255 - Is Your Communication Worthy of Your Message? — Rick Rhodes

#254 - Why I Crossed the English Channel to Find a Church — Matthijs Blom

#253 - When God Trusts Us to Care for Mental Illness — Elizabeth Vendley

#252 - Jesus’ Letters to the Churches Unlock Revelation — Paul Lamicela

#250 - How God Brought Me into a Church Community — Tirzah Heinzel

#249 - Revelation, the (missing) Temple, and Eden — Paul Lamicela

#248 - I Walked On the Moon. Then I Met Christ – Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 — Charlie Duke

#247 - The Forgotten 73% of the Bible — Glenn Martin

#246 - I Became a Social Worker to Serve the Church — Elizabeth Vendley

#245 - Keeping the Faith in the Soviet Union and America — Yuriy Kravets

#244 - You Need to Surrender to God’s Will — Rick Rhodes

#243 - How Did Indigenous Lands Become Mennonite Farms? — John Ruth

#242 - I Was Roman Catholic. Then I Became Amish. — Elizabeth Vendley

#241 - The Overlap of Christian Stewardship and Environmentalism — Matt Landis

#240 - Is the King James Version God’s Only Preserved Word? — David Bercot

#239 - Why Study If AI Can Find the Answer? — Benjamin Harris

#238 - We Must Make Schools Work for All Children — Ruth Anna Kuhns

#237 - How to Keep Busyness From Ruining Your Life — Merle Burkholder

#236 - Jesus vs. the Politics of the Beast — Paul Lamicela

#235 - Artificial Intelligence Is not “Intelligence” — Benjamin Harris

#234 - Asking God for Spaghetti & Other Stories — Merle Burkholder

#233 - In Guns We Trust — David Bercot

#232 - Trauma-Informed Churches — Janelle Glick

#230 - Discovering Paul’s Kingdom Perspective — Marlin Sommers

#229 - Five Stages in the Life of a Serving Leader — Merle Burkholder

#228 - The What, Why, and How of Anabaptist Perspectives — Marlin Sommers

#227 - Islam and the Birth of Christian “Just War” — Stephen Russell

#226 - Building Community Peace Through Personal Peace — Janelle Glick

#225 - What Happened to the Church in the Middle East? — Lucas Hilty

#124 - The Pain of Moral & Ethical Failure — Merle Burkholder

#223 - Viewing Theology Through the Biblical Storyline — Paul Lamicela

#222 - How Can We Make a Difference Without Voting? — Merle Burkholder

#221 - Were the Old Testament Saints Wicked? — Stephen Russell

#220 - Can I Lose My “Ticket to Heaven”? — John Coblentz

#219 - The Forgotten Eastward Spread of the Gospel — Lucas Hilty

#218 - The Commitment of Forgiveness — Roseanne Bauman

#217 - The Bible Around the World — Anthony High

#216 - Do Bad Churches Glorify God? — John Coblentz

#215 - War, Politics, and the Patient Faithfulness of God’s People — Stephen Russell

#214 - How God Intends Churches to Exhibit His Glory — John Coblentz

#213 - The Trinity, the Early Church, and Contemporary Critics — David Bercot

#212 - The Nation-State of Israel and the Church — Paul Lamicela

#211 - How to Read Revelation and Avoid the Mark of the Beast — Paul Lamicela

#210 - Surprising Things About the Mennonites — Samantha (Trenkamp) Bender

#209 - I Became an Anglican Priest. Here’s Why I Left. — David Bercot

#208 - Is “Mennonite” a Faith Culture or an Ethnic Culture? — Samantha (Trenkamp) Bender

#207 - The Historical Jesus and the Risen Christ — Dale Eby

#206 - Microfinance, Evangelism, and Discipleship — Amata Thomas

#205 - How Do We Live Well in a World of AI? — Marlin Sommers & Kyle Stoltzfus

#204 - How Can the Anabaptist Vision Flourish? — Chester Weaver

#203 - Why Care About Apologetics? — Daniel Yoder

#202 - Peacemaking in Business — Gary Schrock

#201 - Serving Christ among Anglicans, Mennonites, & More — Sister Judy

#200 - Joining and Leading an Anabaptist Church — Amata Thomas

#199 - Integrating into a New Church Community — Melvin Lehman

#198 - Why I Read My Text 10 Times before Preaching — Paul Emerson

#197 - Redemption & the Impact of Abortion — Dale Eby

#196 - Suffering, Growth, and Resurrection — Dale Eby

#195 - Why the Church Educates — Paul Emerson

#194 - “The Earth Is the Lord’s” in Global Anabaptism — John Roth

#193 - Should Churches Build a Culture? — Melvin Lehman

#192 - Growing into Spiritual Maturity — Chester Weaver

#191 - What Kind of Community Do We Need? — Melvin Lehman

#190 - Fostering Faith While Honoring Questions — Daniel Yoder

#189 - Doubt Is not Sin. It Is Temptation. — Daniel Yoder

#188 - Emphases in Anabaptist Views of Church — Chester Weaver

#187 - Two Views of Community — Kyle Stoltzfus

#186 - What is the Anabaptist Vision? — Chester Weaver

#185 - Dualism and the Birth of Anabaptism — Chester Weaver

#184 - Spiritual Value of Risk and Failure — Kyle Stoltzfus

#183 - Salvation as Participating with God — Chester Weaver

#182 - Responding to Abuse: Past and Present — Roseanne Bauman

#181 - What if My Friend is Abused? — Roseanne Bauman

#180 - Should We Celebrate Anabaptist Beginnings? — John Roth

#179 - Union with Christ or Gospel of Sin Management? — Kyle Stoltzfus

#178 - Stepping Into Scripture’s Stories — Paul Lamicela

#177 - War Prayer by Mark Twain — Chester Weaver

#176 - Biblical Interpretation and Church Offense — Dean Taylor & Marlin Sommers

#175 - Relearning the Kingdom through Humble Mission — Kai Steinman & Rebekah Mui

#174 - How Empire and Colonialism Perverted Missions — Kai Steinman & Rebekah Mui

#173 - Public Policy and Immigration — Marlin Sommers & Reagan Schrock

#172 - Bible Study and Knowing God — Kristi Mast

#171 - Redeemed from the Present Evil Age — Paul Lamicela

#170 - Don’t Let the Algorithms Trap You — Myron Eby & Verlon Miller

#169 - Why Do Some Mennonites Use Only Half the Internet? — Myron Eby & Verlon Miller

#168 - Software and the Heart: Internet Filtering and Accountability — Myron Eby & Verlon Miller

#167 - Without a Complicated Interpretation? — Dean Taylor & Marlin Sommers

#166 - Community, Disagreement, and Discussion — Vince Beiler & Roseanne Bauman

#165 - Are Anabaptists the Only Kingdom Christians? — John D. Martin

#164 - Getting Ready to Share from Scripture — Verlon Miller

#163 - Tragedy in Church History: Responding to Your Questions — Marlin Sommers & Jaran Miller

#162 - Gaining and Sustaining a Vision for Church Planting — Allen Roth

#161 - Negotiating with One’s Own Culture — Allen Roth

#160 - The Clarity of Scripture — Allen Roth

#158 - Monks, Nuns and the Church — Stephen Russell

#157 - The Feminine Cloud of Witnesses — Kristi Mast

#156 - The Inside-out Sandwich: The Bible and Commentaries — Marlin Sommers

#155 - Megachurches, Academia, and Christian Vitality — Vince Beiler & Roseanne Bauman

#154 - Our Experience Among the Homeless — Anabaptist Perspectives

#153 - How I Came to Radical Kingdom Economics — John D. Martin

#152 - How Should We Then Money? — Stephen Russell

#151 - Usury and the Historic Church — Stephen Russell

#150 - Usury, Socialism, and Treasures in Heaven — John D. Martin

#149 - Money in the Early Anabaptist Movement — Stephen Russell

#148 - Business that Serves the Kingdom — Kevin Brechbill

#147 - Foundations for a Christian Economic Vision — John D. Martin

#146 - Managers in God’s Household: Stewardship in Fresh Perspective — Kyle Stoltzfus & Marlin Sommers

#145 - Making Use of Bible Translations — Kyle Stoltzfus

#144 - Anabaptists and the “Principalities and Powers” — Kyle Stoltzfus

#143 - Serving Those Who Have Experienced Trauma — Kate Kliensasser

#142 - The Man Who Stayed Catholic: Erasmus — Stephen Russell

#141 - Planting a Church in Brooklyn — Allen Roth

#140 - Ministering to International Scholars — Ernest Eby

#139 - The Outcome I Want for My Students — John Kuhns

#138 - What I Learned Advising Anabaptist Businesses — Verlon Miller

#137 - Politically Prolife? — Stephen Russell

#136 - Questions from Our Audience — Marlin Sommers

#135 - Does Academia Cause Loss of Faith? — Vince Beiler

#133 - What I Learned from the Chinese Church — Daniel W

#132 - Christian Missions Questioned: A Discussion — Marlin Sommers

#131 - Heritage: A Legacy Larger than Oneself — Kyle Stoltzfus

#126 - A Culture of Christian Growth — Ernest Eby

#130 - Why I Am Studying Hebrew in Cambridge — Vince Beiler

#129 - Approaching the Great Tradition — Kyle Stoltzfus

#128 - How Serving in China Brought Me to Anabaptism —

#127 - What is the Great Tradition? — Kyle Stoltzfus

#125 - Discipleship and the Life of the Mind — Michael Hochstetler

#124 - Christendom and the Anabaptist Genius — Stephen Russell

#123 - Studying the Bible with the Unchurched — Ernest Eby

#122 - Being a Science Ambassador (Part Two) — John Kuhns

#121 - Being A Science Ambassador (Part One) — John Kuhns

#120 - Lessons from Church History — David Bercot

#119 - Doubting Anabaptism — Joel Martin

#118 - Investing in Your Church — Val Yoder

#116 - Christian Hospitality: Part One — Bryant Martin

#115 - Justin Martyr: An Introduction — David Bercot

#114 - Community Service Through EMS — Merle Weaver

#113 - Fragmented Foundations — Kyle Stoltzfus

#112 - Discernment from the Inside Out — Peter Goertzen

#111 - The Humanities and Cultural Engagement — Josh Nisley

#109 - What I Learned Living in Jerusalem — Josh Nisley

#108 - Stories from Community Development — Clyde Zimmerman

#107 - Community Development: How Can We Help the Impoverished? — Clyde Zimmerman

#106 - An Anabaptist View of Church — Val Yoder

#105 - Tertullian: An Introduction — David Bercot

#104 - Helping Refugees in Greece — Randall Graber

#103 - Starting a School in Thailand — Val Yoder

#102 - Gelassenheit: Humble Yieldedness — Chester Weaver

#101a - Fundamentalism and Its Aftermath: Q&A Session — Chester Weaver

#101 - Fundamentalism and Its Aftermath — Chester Weaver

#100 - I Changed My Mind about Voting — Joshua Good

#099 - Kingdom Responsibility and Politics — Kevin Brechbill

#098 - Mennonite Nazis — Chester Weaver

#097 - My Story of Redemption — Kristina Gatewood

#096 - The Importance of the Kingdom of God — John D. Martin

#095 - Practice of Community in the Early Anabaptist Movement — Dean Taylor

#094 - Apostasy of the 1960s — Chester Weaver

#093 - Why Study Biblical Languages? — Finny Kuruvilla

#092 - The Prince of Peace — Josh Nisly

#091 - Exiting the Air Force — Zack Johnson

#090 - The World at Our Doorstep — Allen Roth

#089 - Anabaptists and Muslims: What Can We Learn? — Dean Taylor

#088 - Ministry in Small Towns: Part 2 — Patrick Matthews

#087 - Ministry in Small Towns: Part 1 — Patrick Matthews

#086 - Racial Reconciliation in the Church — Jon Kulp

#085 - Caring for those who Serve Cross–Culturally —

#084 - Fundamentalism — Chester Weaver

#083 - Jesus, a Refugee — Josh Nisly

#117 - Christian Hospitality: Part Two — Bryant Martin

#082 - The Urban Challenge — Allen Roth

#081 - Academics in the Early Anabaptist Movement — Finny Kuruvilla

#080 - Dealing with Burnout Part 2 —

#079 - Dealing with Burnout Part 1 —

#075 - A Vision for Urban Ministry — Clayton Shenk

#077 - Being Welcomed by the Anabaptist Community — Valerie Miller

#076 - American Mennonites and Racial Reconciliation — Nathan Zook

#078 - An Anabaptist View of Salvation — David Bercot

#074 - Why Study Church History? A Discussion — Stephen Russell

#071 - Translating the Bible for the Unreached — Anonymous

#070 - Should I Vote? — Nathan Zook

#069 - Conservative Anabaptist Young Adult: A Profile — Timothy Stoltzfus

#068 - Against Prejudice — Clayton Shenk

#067 - History of the Apocrypha in the Biblical Canon — Stephen Russell

#066 - The Apocrypha — David Bercot

#065 - A Vision for Indigenous Church Planting in America — Ernest Eby

#073 - Nationalism and the Kingdom of God — Dean Taylor

#064 - Nonresistance in Historical Anabaptism — Stephen Russell

#072 - Undoing Antioch: On Ethnic Specific Churches — Finny Kuruvilla

#063 - The Septuagint — David Bercot

#062 - Why Do Bible Translation? — Anonymous

#060 - Seeing God While Studying Plant Pathology — Phillip Martin

#059 - The Theology of Martyrdom — Kyle Stoltzfus

#057 - I Was Once a Jehovah’s Witness — David Bercot

#056 - A Consistent Ethic of Life — Nathan Zook

#055 - Practical Advice on Utilizing Technology – Panel Discussion Part 2 — Kyle Stoltzfus

#054 - Practical Advice on Utilizing Technology – Panel Discussion Part 1 — Kyle Stoltzfus

#053 - Nonresistance in the Old Testament — Stephen Russell

#052 - Welcoming Seekers Part 2 — Ernest Eby

#051 - Welcoming Seekers Part 1 — Ernest Eby

#050 - The Significance of Adoption — Valerie Miller

#049 - The Will of God as a Way of Life — Kyle Stoltzfus

#048 - Making Disciples in the City — Keeshon Washington

#047 - Keeshon’s Story — Keeshon Washington

#046 - The American Revolution and the Kingdom of God — David Bercot

#045 - The Ideal Resistance — John D. Martin

#043 - Martyrdom of Weynken —

#042 - Sending Missionaries Is for Churches — Mike Allgyer

#041 - From Gang Member to Anabaptist Pastor — Jose Sanchez

#040 - The Technology Habits of Mennonites — Matt Landis

#039 - Losing Rachel — Ernest Witmer

#038 - Vulnerability in Missions — Merle Burkholder

#037 - The Purpose of Higher Education — Kyle Stoltzfus

#036 - What If? Practical Questions About Nonresistance — Dean Taylor

#035 - Would You Die? Thoughts from a Former Combat Soldier — Mike Peck

#033 - What Is a Christian Mind? — Steven Brubaker

#032 - Why I Am a Conservative Mennonite — Merle Burkholder

#031 - Why I Am an Anabaptist — Merle Burkholder

#030 - Why I Am a Christian — Merle Burkholder

#029 - Why I Believe in God — Merle Burkholder

#028 - Planting Mennonite Churches in Los Angeles — Ernest Witmer

#027 - Doing Business Differently — Bryant Martin

#026 - The Package of Nonresistance — Stephen Russell

#025 - Mennonites and the Tech Revolution — Matt Landis

#024 - A Technology Influx — Kyle Stoltzfus

#023 - Mennonites and Apologetics — Cliff Schrock

#022 - My Journey to the Mennonites — Samantha (Trenkamp) Bender

#021 - Selling Dad’s Farm — Melvin Lehman

#020 - From Combat to Nonresistance — Mike Peck

#019 - Why Graduate from Four Colleges? — Kyle Stoltzfus

#018 - The Refugee Crisis: What Is It and How Can We Respond? — Emanuel Esh

#017 - The New Conservatives — Melvin Lehman

#016 - Mennonites and Social Media — Matt Landis

#015 - The Beauty of Jesus’ Teachings — Dean Taylor

#014 - From Prison Gang Member to Disciple of Christ — Patrick Matthews

#013 - I Started an Anabaptist Magazine — Rachel Schrock

#012 - The Role of the Local Church in Evangelism — Elijah Yoder

#011 - Why Are There Mennonite Bible Schools? — Cliff Schrock

#010 - What Is Success in God’s Kingdom? — Chad Martin

#009 - Why Do Mennonites Have so many Choirs? — Benjamin Good

#008 - Person, Principle, Practice — Elijah Yoder

#007 - Why I Left the Military — Dean Taylor

#006 - End Those Muslims! Response to Jerry Falwell Jr — Dan

#005 - Advantages of Anabaptist Lifestyle in Missions — Elijah Yoder

#004 - The Challenge of Simplicity — Cliff Schrock

#003 - A Mennonite in an ISIS War Zone — Chad Martin

#002 - Radical Love, War, and Nonresistance — Cliff Schrock

#001 - The Essence of Anabaptism — Dean Taylor

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