Episodes

Why I Left the Army and What I’ve Learned Since Then

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June 26, 2025

Tania Taylor

Tania Taylor enlisted in the United States Army along with her husband, Dean Taylor. They were stationed in West Germany during the Cold War, and…

Gospel Allegiance Calls Us Beyond the Salvation Wars

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272

June 19, 2025

Matthew Bates

The term “faith” in our English Bibles could often better be translated as allegiance—or so argues Matthew Bates. The term “allegiance”…

Why I Could No Longer Serve My Anglican Parish in the UK

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271

June 12, 2025

Hew Gregory-Smith

Hew Gregory-Smith was an Anglican vicar and missionary from the United Kingdom. Hew began a long journey of reexamining his beliefs after he…

Do Anabaptists Affirm Early Church Creeds?

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270

June 5, 2025

Jaran Miller

A listener asked: “Which early church creeds can Anabaptists affirm?” Jaran, Marlin, and Reagan discuss how the Anabaptists have engaged with the…

I Survived the Vietnam War, Now I’m Enlisted with Jesus

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269

May 29, 2025

Fred Saldana

Fred Saldana was a US Marine during the Vietnam War whose platoon saw intense combat during the Tet Offensive and other significant battles…

Why the “Anabaptist Origins” Documentary Series?

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May 22, 2025

Dean Taylor

Anabaptist Origins is a multi-part documentary series exploring the stories of those who chose a different path during the Reformation 500 years ago.…

Do Reformation Debates Matter 500 Years Later?

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268

May 22, 2025

Dean Taylor

Do the debates about Christianity that stirred so much violence in the 1500’s still matter? Stephen Russell and Dean Taylor emphasize the…

Our Beliefs Convinced Us to Join the Mennonites

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267

May 15, 2025

Jeff Swanson

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…

The Bible Was Not Written in English. Why Is That Important?

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266

May 8, 2025

Andrew Lamicela

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…

I Was a New Age Gothic. Then I Saw Every Knee Bows to Jesus

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265

May 1, 2025

Susie Coyne

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,…

Truthful, Peaceable, Subversive Allegiance to Jesus

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264

April 24, 2025

Charles Moore

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…

What Is Addiction? How Can We Help Each Other?

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263

April 17, 2025

Michael Hochstetler

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…

Woke, Anti-woke, Critical Theory, and Historical Apologies

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262

April 10, 2025

Marlin Sommers

The hosts of Anabaptist Perspectives respond to concerns that some of our guests are “woke” (or associated terms). This term can be used to…

What Do Mennonites Mean by “Plainness”?

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261

April 3, 2025

Edsel Burdge

Edsel Burdge walks us through plainness, starting with the Quakers, addressing concerns of plainness at various points of conservative Mennonite…

Healthy Responses to Those Suffering Among Us

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260

March 27, 2025

Michael Hochstetler

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…