Author: Atlee Miller
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From Compromise to Conviction: The Story of Jacob Ammon — Ephraim Renno
Ephraim Renno gives a historical overview of Jacob Ammon and the early roots of the Amish movement, describing seventeenth-century Europe, the growth of Anabaptism in the Bernese Oberland, persecution from the Reformed state church, and the zeal that led to the Amish division.
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The Story of David Bercot
David Bercot shares his testimony of transitioning from being a devout Jehovah’s Witness elder to embracing Anabaptist beliefs. After questioning the doctrines of the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the failed prophecy of 1975, he began a long search for God’s true church.
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I Left the Old Order Mennonites — Jerry Martin
Jerry Martin continues his testimony by describing the walk of faith after leaving the Old Order Mennonite setting, with special attention to baptism, repentance, humility, trials, and the danger of pride after God opens someone’s eyes.
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I Grew Up Old Order Mennonite — Jerry Martin
Jerry Martin shares the first part of his testimony, describing his childhood and youth in an Old Order Mennonite community, his years of double life and sin, and the way God slowly drew him toward repentance—speaking honestly about partying, shame, marriage, and confession.
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From Fear to Freedom: A Testimony of Grace — Susan Esh
Susan Esh shares her testimony of moving from fear to freedom by the grace of God, in a Hope for Wondering Amish Ladies session—reflecting on Amish upbringing, the bondage of fear, and the peace and assurance she found in Christ.
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Rediscovering the Teachings of Jesus on the Subject of War — Elam Peachey
Elam Peachey addresses the relationship between Christianity and war, emphasizing a return to the teachings of Jesus regarding peace and non-resistance. He shares personal experience and historical references to highlight how certain interpretations of Christianity have diverged from Christ’s original message.
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From Fight Clubs to Anabaptist — Daniel Willis
Daniel Willis shares how God brought him from a violent, nominally Christian youth into serious discipleship through Scripture, mission work in China, and repeated encounters with conflicting church traditions—tracing how simple obedience to Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount led him to the early Christian and Anabaptist way.
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The Mennonite Nazis, Part 2 — Chester Weaver
Chester Weaver continues the Mennonite Nazi story by showing the consequences of German Mennonite compromise with nationalism and Adolf Hitler. He describes how Mennonite definitions of neighbor narrowed along ethnic lines, and how silence and cooperation made Mennonites complicit.
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The Mennonite Nazis, Part 1 — Chester Weaver
Chester Weaver begins a two-part account of German Mennonite support for Nazism by asking why a people with an Anabaptist heritage of nonresistance could become loyal to Adolf Hitler. He traces the story through lost two-kingdom teaching, ethnic German pride, theological liberalism, and fear of communism.
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The Russian Mennonites’ Story: The Golden Era — Chester Weaver
Chester Weaver gives an overview of the Russian Mennonite “golden era,” tracing Dutch Mennonite migration from the Netherlands and Prussia into Russian settlements. He explains their agricultural success, self-government, wealth, education, renewal movements, and the dangers that came with prosperity and isolation.