Jesus’ Letters to the Churches Unlock Revelation

The book of Revelation can be confusing. Knowing the context for all the amazing scenes is important. In this episode Paul Lamicela discusses key…

What Nicodemus Should Have Known

What should Nicodemus, being a teacher of Israel, thought of when Jesus said “y’all must be born again”? Glen Martin argues for a connection to…

When a Man Has Zeal

“I think that is what is attractive to people is if you have a passion.” Matthjis Blom talks about how he started listening to Anabaptist…

Conrad Grebel: Partier & Rising Star to Hunted Radical

Conrad Grebel was a significant figure in the founding of the Anabaptist movement. Who was he? What did he teach that was so radical that it resulted…

How God Brought Me into a Church Community

Tirzah Heinzel was born in Ireland to German and Swiss missionary parents. Due to their work in overseas missions, they never joined a local Irish…

Revelation, the (Missing) Temple, and Eden

The rich imagery of Revelation contains a multitude of connections to the rest of the story of the Bible. Paul Lamicela helps us explore…

Marlin and Jaran respond to a critique that somebody left on Chester Weaver’s “Apostasy of the 1960s.”…

I Walked On the Moon. Then I Met Christ – Charlie Duke, Apollo 16

Charlie Duke was the tenth man to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. It is an honor to have him on this episode as one of…

The Forgotten 73% of the Bible

Glenn Martin aims to convince us we need more than the New Testament. We need the treasures of the Old Testament.…

I Became a Social Worker to Serve the Church

Elizabeth Vendley describes her life as a social worker, and how this work can serve our communities, churches, and people we interact with in daily…

Mennonite Female Privilege

After recording an episode, Reagan asks Elizabeth Vendley why she self-evaluates herself at the pinnacle of privilege.…

Keeping the Faith in the Soviet Union and America

Yuriy Kravets was born in Ukraine behind the Iron Curtain under the Soviet Union. His family emigrated to America, where they experienced many…

You Need to Surrender to God’s Will

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How Did Indigenous Lands Become Mennonite Farms?

John Ruth explores the historical backdrop of the land that many of the early Anabaptists settled in Pennsylvania. How did this affect the indigenous…

Mennonites in Hitler’s & America’s Wars

In this bonus conversation, Reagan and John L. Ruth discuss Mennonite involvement in the Nazi system and in America’s wars. We look forward to…

I Was Roman Catholic. Then I Became Amish.

Elizabeth Vendley was born into the Roman Catholic Church and embarked on a long journey of trying to find a church and community to integrate into.…

The Overlap of Christian Stewardship and Environmentalism

Conversations about the environment, climate change, and “going green” quickly become mired in controversy and fierce debate. Matt Landis calls…

Is the King James Version God’s Only Preserved Word?

Some claim that there are variations in the manuscripts that our English Bibles are translated from, and therefore this proves the Bible is false.…

Does Sin Equal Loss of Salvation?

“How much “works” is necessary to reach the threshold to be considered saved” “No, we can not sin and be saved at the same time”…

Why Study If AI Can Find the Answer?

Ben Harris is a computer scientist researching LLM’s. He also cares about spiritual formation, thoughtful living, and education. Ben and Marlin…