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Nutrition & Danger on the Internet! – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything Ep. 42

Do we eat the “soup with glass”? Are all wheels evil? How can we set up guardrails while safely navigating the “city streets” of the internet? One listener shared their concerns in response to the episode “Why Do Some Mennonites Use Only Half the…

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…

What is the Anabaptist Vision?

Anabaptists easily outline high ideals. Living them is a continuing challenge which we need to embrace. Chester Weaver articulates a version of the Anabaptist Vision and the challenges to living it out. Chester adapts themes from Harold Bender’s…

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Social Media is Evil!? – Ask Anabaptist Perspectives Anything Ep. 41

Myron Eby and Marlin Sommers discuss their personal views on social media as well as share some basic advice on how to interact with social media in healthy ways. “We do well as parents to model appropriate use of technology as tools for our…

Dualism and the Birth of Anabaptism 

We are tempted to divide life and exempt parts from Christ’s rule. Chester Weaver decry’s these various dualisms as deadly threats to Christian life. Unless profession and behavior come together, unless work and worship unite, unless our…

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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…

Spiritual Value of Risk and Failure

How can Christians see risks and even failure as beneficial? Kyle Stoltzfus encourages us to embrace paths where we don’t know the outcome and leave growth and increase up to God. We should remember that, “There is a God. I’m not him. Thank God…

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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…

Stepping Into Scripture’s Stories

Paul Lamicela helps us see ourselves in the story of Lot’s family in Sodom and the story of David and…

Why Do Some Mennonites Use Only Half the Internet?

What is Digital Minimalism? Does it describe conservative Anabaptist groups? Verlon Miller and Myron Eby discuss Mennonite and Amish hesitations about new information technology and the pros and cons of churches choosing to selectively adopt new…