Two Views of Community

How can Christians think about and practice community well? Kyle Stoltzfus describes two perspectives that orthodox Christians have represented, the Evangelical view and the “resident aliens” view. Kyle looks at the strengths and weaknesses of…

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Post-episode Conversation with John Roth

John Roth comments on the difficulties and rewards of collaborating on the Anabaptist Community Bible (and on collaborating across the Mennonite spectrum in general). He also shares his encouragement for Anabaptist…

Walk in the Unity Jesus Created

It’s not our job to create unity! In this essay, Marlin Sommers argues we must understand unity as something God already did. Our job is to walk out that unity by bearing with each other, caring for each other, and bringing our full range of…

Responding to Abuse: Past and Present

Anabaptists, like most of American society, are much more conscious of abuse than we were a few decades ago. There have been improvements in how we respond. There have also been changes in our response that are not necessarily for the better.…

Anabaptist on the Internet: Reflecting on Conversations about my Faith 

“So you’re a Mennonite! Do you have a garden?”……“Why do the women wear bonnets?”……“If I decide to join your church, could I keep drinking beer?” Conversations like these resulted from letting those around me see a picture of…

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Finding Friendship Is Hard — Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything Ep. 39

One listener named Victor shared how he struggled to find close friendships, even after attending a new church for several years. Often it is easy to be friendly on Sundays at church and to not stay connected as believers throughout the week. In…

What if My Friend is Abused?

Someone discloses abuse. How do I respond? Roseanne Bauman urges us to honor their courage in speaking, to listen well and talk little, and to connect them to someone who has appropriate experience to walk with them. This is the first in a series of…

Should We Celebrate Anabaptist Beginnings?

Is it unhealthy to celebrate something that lifts up individuals or that marks a division among believers? How do we view Anabaptist history in relation to other Christian traditions? Long-time Mennonite historian John Roth calls us to “right…

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What Anabaptists Received from Catholics and Protestants

John Roth discusses the relationship between remembering Anabaptists and not being arrogant, but remembering our debts to Catholics and Protestants as…

Biblical Interpretation and Church Offense

Dean Taylor responds to audience comments on deep disappointment with Anabaptism and on difficulties in understanding the Bible due to textual complications and lack of historical…