Best Anabaptist World Podcasts (2024)

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The Pain of Moral & Ethical Failure 46:07

2h ago46:07

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High profile cases of those who have failed morally and ethically disappoint many of us. Merle Burkholder describes how he personally has experienced this disappointment. This episode explores what we should do with this disappointment, and how we can address the avalanche of moral failure as a church and as individuals. This is the 224th episode o…

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S2S Sisters: "God’s Design for Headcovering: My Search for Answers" by Renee Miles 1:57:37

33m ago1:57:37

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Strength to Strength welcomed Renee Miles to discuss how God’s instruction for sisters’ headcovering compliments His design for womanhood. There is an agreement among Christians that the verses in 1 Corinthians 11 are talking about a head covering, but this is where the agreement ends. Beyond that there is much debate and differences of opinion: Is…

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Season 8 Episode 18 The Trump Cult 1:23:45

2h ago1:23:45

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Listen and let us know if this is a cult. The Good: Sell Yourself Good Enough to Become President Nepotism The Best Wall Ever Trump Knows How to Build a Wall Someone Ghost Wrote a Book For Trump The Bad: Nepotism Lies Bully to Anyone Who Apposes Make America Great Again So Devoted That he Can do no Wrong The Culty (is there anything in this cult wo…

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"Practical Discipleship in the Local Church" by Josh Wray 1:29:22

18h ago1:29:22

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Strength to Strength welcomed Josh Wray for a discussion about discipleship modeled after Jesus. As disciples of Jesus, we are invited to follow Him in fellowship with other believers. Through the joys and challenges of interacting with other disciples, we are being conformed into the image of Christ. In this message, Josh will share what practical…

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Viewing Theology Through the Biblical Storyline 50:13

8d ago50:13

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How can we learn to read the Bible as a whole story, instead of as disjointed fragments? In this episode Paul Lamicela explains biblical theology, using the storyline of Scripture for better understanding the Bible, and what we can learn from the theme of exile in the Bible. Paul's episode on Galatians Paul’s website This is the 223rd episode of An…

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Season 8 Episode 17 The Church of Universal Medicine 51:52

9d ago51:52

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Church of Universal Medicine is a cult founded and led by Serge Benhayon, a former bankrupt tennis coach from New South Wales The Good: Anal Snake Spirite Removal Winston Churchill Reincarnated The Bad: Grooming Child Abuse Abuse Destroying Literature Reincarnation With Consequences The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into…

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How Can We Make a Difference Without Voting? 40:51

14d ago40:51

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We are once again in a presidential election year in America. This is bringing up all the many conversations the church has been having for hundreds of years around issues like political involvement, voting, and separation from the world. What are ways that we can positively contribute to society and properly influence culture? Merle Burkholder sha…

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S2S Book Interview: “You Are Precious in His Sight” by Sherilyn Shirk 25:19

14d ago25:19

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Sherilyn Shirk. This delightful children’s book is a full-color, beautifully illustrated treasure for young children aged 2–10. “You Are Precious in His Sight” was designed by a mother of six, and dedicated to foster children. It introduces the child to Jesus as the Creator and Designer of all things good. Further, it assures the child that the hur…

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Season 8 Episode 16 Educo 1:02:33

14d ago1:02:33

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Before NXIVM there was another NLP-derived cult, Tony Quinn's EDUCO The Good: Education is good Working out Correspondence Courses Moving to the Bahamas Sharing your essence The Bad: Think Therefore I am Sex Scandals Milking it The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): The Best Correspondent Course Contest The 4 …

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Were the Old Testament Saints Wicked? 32:08

22d ago32:08

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How are we to read the Old Testament when it describes things that are so evil compared to how we are called to live today? Stephen Russell outlines the concept of “uplift through covenant”, and explains how through the story of Scripture God is bringing his people forward to the coming of the Messiah and the practice of radical enemy love. Stephen…

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God’s way of Mutuality in All of Creation 19:24

23d ago19:24

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When we think we need to be in control of everything, we become anxious about our capacity to control. Letting our sense of control go and trusting in God and the provision that God has offered seems so terribly hard. What happens when we lose track of the fact that we’re part of the magnificently interconnected system, and we begin to imagine that…

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Season 8 Episode 15 Sovereign Citizen Movement 46:17

22d ago46:17

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Daniel David Palmer was the founder of ⁠chiropractic⁠. Palmer was born in ⁠Pickering Township⁠, ⁠Canada West⁠, but emigrated to the United States in 1865. He was also an avid proponent of ⁠pseudoscientific⁠ ⁠alternative medicine⁠ such as ⁠magnetic healing⁠. Palmer opposed anything he thought to be associated with mainstream medicine such as ⁠vaccin…

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Can I Lose My “Ticket to Heaven”? 22:24

28d ago22:24

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We should not see salvation as a single event, John Coblentz says, but as God’s ongoing work. Focusing on a time when we “made a decision” or “went forward” in response to an invitation or “prayed the sinners prayer” can trouble believers who should have assurance and confidence while giving false assurance to those not walking with Jesus. John dis…

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God's Playground 13:24

1M ago13:24

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God delights in God’s playground - all of creation is meant to be enjoyed and to participate in the purpose of the rest of creation. This sermon is a celebration of all that God has created, called good, and invited us to participate in. Sermon begins at minute marker 7:22 Psalm 104 Resources BibleWorm podcast Image: El Rio de Luz (The River of Lig…

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The Forgotten Eastward Spread of the Gospel 41:08

1M ago41:08

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For hundreds of years, the Middle East was home to a thriving church network. Who were these people? What can we learn from them? Lucas Hilty explains a largely forgotten piece of the church’s history, and brings out lessons for us today. The Patient Ferment of the Early Church This is the 219th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, …

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Episode 144: Encuentro 500 años del Anabautismo en Cusco 24:06

1M ago24:06

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En este episodio conversamos con Marisol Puma sobre el Encuentro sudamericano de los 500 años del Anabautsimo que se celebrará en Cusco, Perú en enero del 2025. Marisol nos da algo de información y detalles sobre este evento y puede encontrar mayor información en el siguiente link: https://forms.gle/wfAnyagTcqCP55U68 In this episode we talk to Mari…

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Season 8 Episode 14 The Chiropractors Cult 54:05

1M ago54:05

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Daniel David Palmer was the founder of chiropractic. Palmer was born in Pickering Township, Canada West, but emigrated to the United States in 1865. He was also an avid proponent of pseudoscientific alternative medicine such as magnetic healing. Palmer opposed anything he thought to be associated with mainstream medicine such as vaccination. The Go…

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Creation Roars, Sings and Trusts 28:59

1M ago28:59

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Brisa Peacock from Camp CAMREC shared a sermon as part of our series on Creation Care, offering a glimpse into how SMC's and WMF's relationship with CAMREC continues to contribute to the region's stewardship of land and waterways. She also reflected on how CAMREC's programs and hospitality efforts are propelling our neighbors, other Churches and fa…

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The Commitment of Forgiveness 26:37

1M ago26:37

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Roseanne Bauman offers a definition of forgiveness, looks at an example of forgiveness from the Bible, and speaks about her own story of forgiveness. Forgiveness requires a commitment to not dwell on the injury mentally, to not bring it up and accuse the other person with it ever again, and to not gossip about it. This commitment must be chosen ove…

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Sola Scriptura: A Faithless and Anti-Christian Doctrine that's Destroying our Churches! 47:30

1M ago47:30

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Is Sola Scriptura a viable means of structuring Christian doctrine? Are there pitfalls and dangers to this approach? John is as we explore the nature of truth and doctrine in the Church, the Christian's relationship to doctrine, and even where doctrine and Truth ultimately comes from. Do we really truly on the Scriptures alone for faith and doctrin…

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Season 8 Episode 13 Anabaptists 1:20:30

1M ago1:20:30

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The Anabaptists originated in the 1520s in Europe at the time of the Christian Reformation. Based on their reading of New Testament Scriptures, they believed that water baptism, a sign of membership in the Christian faith, should be reserved only for adults who could make their own decisions in matters of faith. The Good: Spanking Nuns Practice Goo…

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Decentering human experience in light of creation as a whole 18:33

2M ago18:33

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Creation itself, the morning stars and divine beings and whatnot – they were celebrating the foundations of the world itself before humans were even a thing. God and nature itself celebrated and called things good before human beings were even here. There’s a bigger picture here that requires removing ourselves from the center of our small, individ…

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S2S Sisters: "God’s Design for Personhood: My Whole Self Unified for God’s Glory" by Renita Petersheim 1:36:21

1M ago1:36:21

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Strength to Strength welcomed Renita Petersheim to discuss a biblical view of what it means to be a person and why it is integral to our faith today. In Genesis 1 and 2, when God created the earth, particularly mankind, He pronounced “very good”. Sometimes that is hard to believe as we experience life through our bodies, personalities, sexuality, a…

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"Is Your Christian Life Hard?" by Glenn Martin 59:42

1M ago59:42

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Strength to Strength welcomed Glenn Martin for a discussion about the yoke of Jesus. What does it mean that Jesus’ yoke is “easy” and his burden is “light?” In this Talk, Glenn discusses how our perception of God and the motivations for our obedience affect our joy – or lack thereof. Many Christians believe there is “pie in the sky by and by when I…

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The Bible Around the World 39:39

2M ago39:39

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In the West, we have abundant access to the Bible. But in many parts of the world, believers and sometimes even pastors don’t have access to God’s Word. Tony High shares about the power of the Scriptures in places that don’t have access to it, and how the Bible is so transformative in the lives of those that read it. Tony High is director of Herald…

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Episode 143: Episodio 143 - Marcos Baker / Parte 2 55:14

2M ago55:14

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En esta segunda parte de la conversación con el autor y teólogo Marcos Baker, Alexandra y Peter siguen dialogando sobre su libro, "Iglesias centradas: discipulado y comunidad sin dedo acusador". En esta segunda de dos conversaciones Marcos entra en asuntos sobre membresía de iglesia entre otros. Puede encontrar mayor información sobre su libro y so…

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Rejecting the Radical Reformation - Drawing Towards the Apostolic Faith 38:40

2M ago38:40

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Join us in this latest episode as we discuss the position of the Anabaptist tradition. Are we Protestants? If not, what are we exactly? What do we do with who we are, and where do we go from here? Even though we can't answer all these questions in this video, hopefully we can at least keep the conversation going.…

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Making the World 19:47

2M ago19:47

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Cultures and traditions - including religions - all have multiple creation stories. Today we hear one from our scriptures told in Genesis, and our sermon shares another one - in the form of the children’s book “Big Momma Makes the World” by Phyllis Root. Sermon begins at minute marker 8:32 Genesis 1:1-2:4a Resources Image: https://www.thriftbooks.c…

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"Into the AI Flood" by Benjamin Harris 1:17:19

2M ago1:17:19

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Strength to Strength welcomed Benjamin Harris to discuss artificial intelligence, and how to relate to its implications as it affects everyday life. Artificial Intelligence is ushering in a new era of questions, both in the workplace and in our lives. We’ll briefly work to separate the reality from the hype. Finally, we’ll touch briefly on how AI c…

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Season 8 Episode 12 Share International 1:00:43

2M ago1:00:43

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This is Nathans favorite UFO cult. Share International describes the group as: "A worldwide network of individuals... whose purpose is to make known the fact that Maitreya ― the World Teacher for the coming age ― and his group, the Masters of Wisdom, are now among us. The Good: Solving World Hunger Healing The World From Polution The Bad: Gunnar Do…

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Do Bad Churches Glorify God? 32:02

2M ago32:02

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John Coblentz writes, “The church in its current state is not always glorious to us. We are still imperfect - our music is at times off-key, our theology is at times wide of the mark, and our interactions with each other fall short of the love we profess.” John encourages us to see what God wants to do and to work for the broader church, even in th…

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Episode 142: Episodio #142 - Iglesias Centradas / Parte 1 / Marcos Baker 46:13

2M ago46:13

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En este episodio conversamos con el teólogo y autor Marcos Baker sobre su reciente libro, Iglesias centradas: discipulado y comunidad sin dedo acusador. En esta primera de dos conversaciones hablamos con Marcos sobre la primer parte de su libro enfocando en el propósito del libro y las definiciones de una iglesia “centrada” a diferencia de iglesias…

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Season 8 Episode 11 The French Revolution/The Church of the Benevolent Waffle 1:08:00

2M ago1:08:00

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This one will blow your mind. The French revolution was nuts. We introduce Tator from The Church of the Benevolent Waffle. The Good: Spanking Nuns The Guillotine if used correctly The Bad: Over 100 Beheadings a Day Giving Money to The USA Reason Without Checks And Balances The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?)…

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Anabaptists and Orthodoxy - A Story From History 39:10

2M ago39:10

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In this episode, we explore a remarkable story from early Anabaptist history involving a connection between the Anabaptists and Greek Orthodox. This is a story that has inspired our own journey, and perhaps shows some hope for what could have happened, as well as presenting possibilities for the future.…

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War, Politics, and the Patient Faithfulness of God’s People 28:59

2M ago28:59

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We’re seeing growing conflict once again in the Middle East, with America and its allies getting more involved. How should we be thinking about it? How do we avoid the temptation to take sides and think of this in patriotic terms of “our” country beating the “enemy”? Stephen Russell shares how he came to believe in nonresistance, and principles for…

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Faith-Filled Tension 34:11

2M ago34:11

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Paul binds the physical body with resurrection, a holistic change from life as we have structured and understood it to that which is eternal as Jesus' life, death and resurrection gifted us. Our faith is intricately tied to a belief in the unbelievable while living and loving as Jesus did, attending to the needs of bodies in the here and now. Bodie…

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Why Would Mennonites Visit an Orthodox Church? 44:58

2M ago44:58

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Today we explore why we, three Mennonite men, visited services at an Orthodox Church. Join us as we continue this discussion.By John and David Bahler

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How God Intends Churches to Exhibit His Glory 20:36

2M ago20:36

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God’s Assembly (”Church”), says John Coblentz, is to show God’s glory, not just to people but to the principalities and powers. We should see local churches within the bigger picture of what God is doing in gathering a people. John shares the pain he has felt over division in the church and ways he has purposed to walk in unity. An Anabaptist View …

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5-5-2024 34:35

2M ago34:35

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There is one church for every prisoner in Washington State. Chris Hoke from One Parish One Prisoner brings reflections on the challenges and blessings of working with churches and prisoners. Sermon begins at minute marker 4:16 John 11:33-44 Resources One Parish One Prisoner Image: Christ standing on the gates of hell Hymn: Voices Together, 348 Come…

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