A place for the black sheep from any flock

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Today, I’m looking at Taylor Simon Maxwell’s video, ‘Ex-Gays in the Bible No One Talks About,’ where he argues that Paul acknowledges Ex-Gays in the Corinthian church. Let’s see if this take is any more nuanced than mine was back in the day.Original video: https://youtu.be/crT7DRKNZTc?si=_lfKHZmrqvxCUDGE Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StephenHarderPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheNakedMennonite

Ex-Gays in the Bible (pt.1)

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This week on the party line I chat with Jo Penner about the colourful life of her father Henry Toews. From leaving the flock when he was 15, riding the rails during the depression, joining the army during WWII, and then returning home to settle down with his long time love.

Veteran Mennonite? Jo and Henry

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This week on the party line I chat with author and all around funny guy Andrew Unger about how relates to Mennonites tropes, Mennonite&#39;s history with evangelism and his place within the greater Mennonite milieu.

Andrew Unger

Satirist Mennonite? Andrew

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I continue chatting with Patrick about his reconversion from the Mennonite faith and the good and less-good that comes with that.

Patrick Siemens

Atheist Mennonite? Patrick (Pt. 2)

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This week on the party line I speak with Patrick Siemens about how Bible college furthered his journey from God-fearing, Bible-believing, Missions-minded Mennonite to Atheist.

Atheist Mennonite? Patrick (Pt.1)

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We continue our conversation on the party line with Scott and Mat Pilgrim and learn about how their families have adapted and grown through their coming out process.

Scott and Mat Pilgrim

Gay Mennonite? Scott and Mat (Pt. 2)

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Join me on the party line as I speak with Scott and Mat Pilgrim (nee Plett and Wall) as we discuss what it means to be gay men who were raised to good, straight men in the Mennonite setting.

Gay Mennonites? Scott & Mat (Pt.1)

with Stephen Harder

A place for the black sheep from any flock