Anabaptist Perspectives

Anabaptist Perspectives

Providing Anabaptist insight and teaching through videos, podcasts, and our website.

  1. I Was the Result of Abuse. God Gave Me Purpose and Helped Me Forgive My Biological Dad - Grant Bontrager

    4D AGO

    I Was the Result of Abuse. God Gave Me Purpose and Helped Me Forgive My Biological Dad - Grant Bontrager

    What would it be like to feel like your whole life was an accident? What if you didn’t know who you really were? Grant Bontrager always knew as a child that he was different. One day, the reality of just how different he really was crashed into his life. Born as the result of abuse, Grant tells how Christ redeemed his story by entering into the intense pain that came to Grant and his family through the circumstances of his life. Faith Child (book about Grant’s story) This is the 320th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church. Mentioned in this episode: Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

    54 min
  2. Is the World Actually Getting Better? - Jaran Miller & Marlin Sommers

    MAY 14

    Is the World Actually Getting Better? - Jaran Miller & Marlin Sommers

    It is common to hear people lament about how the world is getting worse and worse, and as we look at the news and what is happening around the world. Yet there are secular optimists who make a strong, data-driven case that in many ways the world is better than in the past. Marlin and Jaran engage with this idea and the concept of Christian optimism. They also look at how this interacts with historical events. A previous episode on thinking well about global politics A Rival Nations article on Christian optimism “Christian Fundamentals (Mennonite Church, 1921)” “God of Grace and God of Glory“ “Rise Up, O Men of God” “Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation” Factfullness The Better Angels of Our Nature Data on declining poverty rates A source for data about a bettering world This is the 319th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church. Mentioned in this episode: Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

    56 min
  3. The Human Way God Gave Us the Bible. What About the Apocrypha? - Stephen Russell

    MAY 7

    The Human Way God Gave Us the Bible. What About the Apocrypha? - Stephen Russell

    How did we get the Bible that we have today? What are the “missing books” of the Bible? Can we trust that the Bible we have is accurate and complete? Stephen Russell explores how we got the Bible in its present form and how the canon of Scripture was recognized. Church History in Plain Language The Bible Was Not Written in English. Why Is That Important? - Andrew Lamicela Here is a previous episode with Stephen Russell This is the 318th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church. Mentioned in this episode: Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

    1h 41m
  4. The Rich Sacramental Theology of Persecuted Anabaptists (While Reformation Wars Raged) - Dean Taylor

    APR 30

    The Rich Sacramental Theology of Persecuted Anabaptists (While Reformation Wars Raged) - Dean Taylor

    The sacraments of the church were some of the most fundamental issues in the Reformation debates. Dean Taylor explains how intense these differences in theology were and how the Anabaptists were often persecuted and executed for not fitting with the standard Catholic or Protestant teaching of the time. So, what did the first Anabaptists believe about the sacraments? Dean’s previous episode on the atonement Our documentary channel on early Anabaptism The Eucharistic Theology and Ethics of Balthasar Hubmaier Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics, and Strategy This is the 317th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church. Mentioned in this episode: Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

    1h 10m
  5. An Anabaptist Defense of Dispensationalism (You Don’t Have to Be Zionist) - Julian Stoltzfus

    APR 23

    An Anabaptist Defense of Dispensationalism (You Don’t Have to Be Zionist) - Julian Stoltzfus

    Does God still have special plans for ethnic Israel? Julian Stoltzfus argues that God made specific promises to Abraham and David that will be fulfilled in a future millennium. This will involve genuine heart revival and faith in Christ on the part of Israel and will happen in God’s time not ours. There is no reason Christians should politically support the current Israeli nation state. Article on Julian’s blog Julian’s article in The Sword and Trumpet Another relevant article from Julian’s blog The Sword and Trumpet position statement Revelation, the (Missing) Temple, and Eden Julian’s Email: editor@swordandtrumpet.org This is the 316th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church. Mentioned in this episode: Give online: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/donate or mail gifts to 127 County Road 616, Athens TN 37303

    1h 33m
  6. Why I Left the Catholics, and How We Misunderstand Them - Stephen Russell

    APR 16

    Why I Left the Catholics, and How We Misunderstand Them - Stephen Russell

    Stephen Russell was raised a Roman Catholic and had ambitions of becoming a priest but ultimately left and joined the Anabaptists. In this episode, he explains the key doctrines that caused him to leave and where the Catholic church got several important points wrong. Mr. Russell explains some of the core Catholic beliefs, such as prayer to the saints and the Eucharist, while also showing how we oftentimes misunderstand key points of Catholic theology. "The Nicene Creed Guards the Bedrock of Our Faith" The Creed in the Ausbund This is the 315th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 14m
  7. Early Church Texts Led Me to Adopt, then Reject, Infant Baptism - David Bercot

    APR 9

    Early Church Texts Led Me to Adopt, then Reject, Infant Baptism - David Bercot

    When David Bercot was an Anglican priest, he believed in infant baptism and thought this was the position of the early church. Over time, he reevaluated this belief. In this episode he describes why he became convinced infant baptism was not the position of the early church. David Bercot's faith story Origen’s Commentary on Romans volume 1 Origen's Commentary on Romans volume 2 The Ante-Nicene Fathers David Bercot’s lecture, “What the Early Church Believed About Baptism” The Catacombs of St. Callixtus: History, Archaeology, Faith by Antonio Baruffa This is the 314th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 15m
  8. Shamanism, Drugs, Atheism, and Finding God in China - Nils

    APR 2

    Shamanism, Drugs, Atheism, and Finding God in China - Nils

    Nils grew up in the Netherlands and was militantly against Christianity; he fell deeply into the occult, drugs, and atheism. He explains why he believed this way and describes the darkness that comes from a life removed from Christ. Eventually, God redeemed Nils while he was living in Shanghai, China, though the whole of his journey into the church spanned across two continents. Saher’s Story Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up? by David Bercot The Anabaptist Story by William Estep Special thanks to Credo Schloss Unspunnen for the filming location and hospitality. This episode was recorded at the Kingdom Connect Conference in Switzerland; find more information at https://kingdomconnecteurope.org. This is the 313th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook. Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org. The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.

    1h 44m
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    2017 - 2026
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