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August 16, 2020
Roseanne Bauman
Part 3 Most adults who have achieved a certain level of maturity have a well-developed set of cultural values and a preferred decision-making ethic, whether or not they are aware of those paradigms within themselves. I am no different. As a…
August 9, 2020
Roseanne’s experiences challenge each of us to be the Good Samaritan to others even when it is hard. Jesus showers love and mercy on us even when we are unlovely; we as His children should do the same.…
August 1, 2020
In this first part of a 3-part series, Roseanne Bauman speaks from her personal experience about teaching an ethnically diverse group of students. While Roseanne was the teacher, she quickly realized that she was also a student. In this post, you…
July 3, 2020
Marlin Sommers
Loving your enemies can be hard. Many people do not understand how it is possible to love even when being attacked. Even though it is hard, Jesus gives his followers the answers for this subject. Marlin Sommers wrote this blog about a conversation…
June 1, 2020
Stephen Byler
What does “visiting the Lord’s table” (Communion) mean to you? Is it something you look forward to each time? Some debate on how often to visit the Lord’s Supper—every week? Two times a year? Once a month? In this article, Stephen Byler…
May 1, 2020
Frank Reed
God’s Word has many treasures buried deep within, but too often we may feel unsure of how to go about discovering them. Frank Reed has written down some pointers that help him mine for this everlasting gold.…
April 18, 2020
A business person should steward his business abilities and roles. Stewardship is not limited to managing profits that may be gained through business. Marlin Sommers reflects on job creation, business investment in general, and concludes with a few…
April 13, 2020
Note: This is a bonus post Marlin Sommers wrote in response to current events. The second part of the “Business as Stewardship” post will be released next week. (Part 1, Part 2) Factories, Gardens, Giving, Guns: A COVID-19 economy and…
April 1, 2020
What does it mean to be a steward of business giftings and abilities, and of business roles and opportunities? Marlin Sommers explores some biblical points, focusing on business applications, and encouraging business people to recognize themselves…
March 1, 2020
Lavern Yoder
Did you ever consider that not everyone grew up like you did? How would your life be different if God had placed you in a different home? Lavern and Rosanna Yoder live in an apartment in Sacramento, CA. In this blog, Lavern talks about the…
February 1, 2020
Chester Weaver
Matt. 6:24 says: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Chester Weaver digs into this subject on serving two…
January 1, 2020
You may feel like since you are not a manager/leader, this is not for you. However, we are ALL managers in some way. We each are responsible for what God gave us. Marlin Sommers delves into some of the areas in our lives that we need to steward well…
December 15, 2019
Dave Eshbach
Hello everyone. We are excited to announce that Anabaptist Perspectives will be relaunching our blog emails starting in January 2020. We are grateful to God for His direction in the past and are praying for his direction for the future…
April 26, 2019
Charis Kauffman
The recent passing of the Reproductive Health Act by the New York State Legislature has served as a chilling wake up call to many Christians. The passing of this Act removed a long-standing ban on abortion after twenty-four weeks, effectively making…
January 29, 2019
Emily Hallock
This article originally appeared on Bruderhof.com and in the Autumn 2018 issue of Plough Quarterly. When I was thirteen years old, my dad died from AIDS as a result of a same-sex relationship outside of his marriage. So when as a follower of…
December 17, 2018
Dwight Gingrich
Thank you to Daughters of Promise magazine for granting us permission to reprint this article from their Winter 2017 issue. Since 1973, the year before I was born, the average living space per person in newly built United States homes has…
November 30, 2018
Anabaptist Perspectives
On November 17th, 26-year-old John Allen Chau counted the cost and launched out to share the Gospel with one of the most isolated tribal people groups in the world—the Sentinelese people of North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. Almost nothing…
August 8, 2018
Delmar Oberholtzer and Ryan Yoder The United States Census Bureau recently released the data it collected on public schools for the 2016 year, including the amount of money spent. The data indicates that the public school systems are spending an…
July 26, 2018
Kyle Stoltzfus
The following is taken from an interview with Kyle Stoltzfus conducted by Reagan Schrock. When I think about being a student of four different colleges, I sometimes feel this wave of shame. There are stereotypes which imply that people who keep…
June 14, 2018
Henry Moody
Written by Henry Moody Across the sparrows and slates of the rooftops of London, the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral heard the great bells naming him where he lay in pain and doubt, wrestling with his God. High over the town, the swinging mouth…
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