Anabaptist Perspectives

In this episode, Ernest Witmer tells the story of his wife's sudden death. Shortly after Rachel's death Ernest wrote "The Way of a Bride With Her Groom" in honor of her. This book is available at https://amzn.to/2F7hFDZ.This is the 39th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In this episode, Merle Burkholder explains various difficulties that he has seen in Mennonite missions. Merle concludes with a few ideas regarding ways to overcome these difficulties.This is the 38th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Earlier this year, we published an interview with Kyle Stoltzfus about his experience with post-secondary education. Today's episode is a piece of that same conversation that we did not include in the earlier episode.If you did not hear the first interview with Kyle Stoltzfus, you may consider listening to it before hearing this one.Hear "Why Graduate From Four Colleges": https://soundcloud.com/anabaptistperspectives/why-graduate-from-four-colleges This is the 37th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "Eventual Victory" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Several years ago, Dean Taylor presented a series of messages called "A Change of Allegiance" in which he spoke about biblical, historical, and practical matters surrounding nonresistance. This is the fourth session in that series in which Taylor addresses common concerns about the doctrine and way of life.Purchase the complete series: https://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/more-Change-of-Allegiance-DVDs.htmlView the symposium on YouTube: https://bit.ly/1pY6Qqu Purchase Taylor's book: https://amzn.to/2EbWO1z This is the 36th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/ Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/ Music: "We Build with Rubber Bands" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In May, we heard Mike Peck tell his story about coming to embrace Jesus' call to love rather than violent conflict. This is another part of that same conversation with Mike that we didn't include in the earlier interview.Hear part one of this conversation from May 24, 2018: https://soundcloud.com/anabaptistperspectives/from-combat-to-jesus-wayThis is the 35th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectives/Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "Eventual Victory" and "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

What is a Christian mind? How can I know if I have one? In this episode, Steven Brubaker, administrator at Faith Builders Educational Programs and author of "A Mennonite Thinks About Knowing," addresses these questions.Acquire Brubaker's book: https://christianlearning.org/product/a-mennonite-thinks-about-knowing/ This is the 33rd episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: www.anabaptistperspectives.org/ Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Merle Burkholder explains why he chooses to identify with Conservative Mennonite churches. This is the 32nd episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Merle Burkholder explains why he chooses to identify with the Mennonites. This is the third out of four episodes in this series with Merle Burkholder. Next week we will hear why he chooses to be a conservative Mennonite.This is the 31st episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

In last week's episode, Merle Burkholder explains why he believes in the existence of God. In this episode, he relates why he believes that Jesus' resurrection is a historical event and how that reality points toward the validity of Christianity.This is the 30th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesConnect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabaptistperspectives/Music: "These Times" by Blue Dot SessionsThough Anabaptist Perspectives is organized in cooperation with Wellspring Mennonite Church, Wellspring Mennonite Church does not endorse every view that is expressed in this podcast.

Why would someone believe in God? How can you prove that God exists? In this episode Merle Burkholder discusses why he believes that God exists as well as gives insight on how to help those who are questioning God's existence.This is the 29th episode in the first season of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.Read the blog: anabaptistperspectives.org/Visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/anabaptistperspectivesMusic: "These Times" by Blue Dot Sessions