Strength to Strength

October 11, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Dean Taylor for a conversation on the Radical Reformation—that fascinating yet often misunderstood period that followed the medieval and magisterial reformations.Historians have sometimes described it as “the left wing of the Reformation,” suggesting that its participants, especially the Anabaptists, were radicals who discarded all tradition in pursuit of spiritual purity.But that’s not quite right. The irony of the so-called “Radical Reformation” is that its most enduring voices from the Anabaptists were precisely those who refused to throw everything away. Admittedly, there was great diversity among the movements of the sixteenth century—among Catholics, Magisterial Reformers, and Anabaptists alike. Yet those who survived and continued—whose faith communities we still recognize today—did so because they preserved what was ancient, true, and enduring.Now that said, the early Anabaptists did indeed call for a radical return to the early church. Their reform was not a revolution of rejection but a restoration of essence—a re-centering of Christian life upon Christ Himself. In an age of upheaval, they offered something desperately needed: a return to the simplicity of apostolic faith, a community shaped by obedience and love rather than by coercion or power.Dean will conclude that this balance—a kind of catholic spirit in the best sense of the word, coupled with genuine solidarity with the Anabaptist witness—is essential if we are to represent a faithful, enduring testimony in our own century.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-the-radical-reformation-a-model-for-our-time/

October 14, 2025Well of Life invites Strength to Strength listeners to join them as they host Matthew Milioni to discuss the American political landscape from a radically Christian perspective.As the United States continues to divide into increasingly polarized factions, there is a war raging to control the identity and meaning of words like: God, Nation, Christian, Freedom, and even Good and Evil.How can we find our way to live out our values and identity without reinforcing and taking part in the polarization and division that threatens to rip our whole social structure apart?Join us for a talk on these important issues with Matthew Milioni.https://strengthtostrength.org/two-nations-under-god/

October 11, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Dean Taylor for a conversation on the Radical Reformation—that fascinating yet often misunderstood period that followed the medieval and magisterial reformations.Historians have sometimes described it as “the left wing of the Reformation,” suggesting that its participants, especially the Anabaptists, were radicals who discarded all tradition in pursuit of spiritual purity.But that’s not quite right. The irony of the so-called “Radical Reformation” is that its most enduring voices from the Anabaptists were precisely those who refused to throw everything away. Admittedly, there was great diversity among the movements of the sixteenth century—among Catholics, Magisterial Reformers, and Anabaptists alike. Yet those who survived and continued—whose faith communities we still recognize today—did so because they preserved what was ancient, true, and enduring.Now that said, the early Anabaptists did indeed call for a radical return to the early church. Their reform was not a revolution of rejection but a restoration of essence—a re-centering of Christian life upon Christ Himself. In an age of upheaval, they offered something desperately needed: a return to the simplicity of apostolic faith, a community shaped by obedience and love rather than by coercion or power.Dean will conclude that this balance—a kind of catholic spirit in the best sense of the word, coupled with genuine solidarity with the Anabaptist witness—is essential if we are to represent a faithful, enduring testimony in our own century.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-the-radical-reformation-a-model-for-our-time/

October 4, 2025Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Christina Baer to discuss a common, but underappreciated, phrase from the Bible.Scripture says that our bodies are temples and the Spirit of God dwells in us. This phrase can get tossed around quite a bit, but what does it mean for us Christian women? How should we conduct ourselves inwardly, outwardly and spiritually?Please join us as I discuss what it means to live our lives as temples of the Holy Spirit.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/for-we-are-temples/

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Sarah Knapp to share her testimony.Sarah’s deepest longing, and life’s ultimate aim, is to honor God and live intentionally for the advancement of His kingdom. Sarah doesn’t offer her story as a model of perfection, but hopes that in sharing some of her journey – both strengths and failures, we can be drawn closer to Christ.Some consistent themes in Sarah’s walk with the Lord are how to use her time wisely, how to truly seek first the kingdom in daily life, what it means to sacrifice for Christ, how to stay open to God’s refining work-even when it means rerouting her life. Sarah longs to walk faithfully and be as effective as she can be for Him.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Salt & Light is a Bible-based financial teaching course to help you demonstrate God’s kingdom locally. It helps you discover how to become better stewards of God’s resources and actively engage with your local community, church, and youth.SALT reaches out globally to people in material poverty in dozens of countries through savings groups, agricultural development, microloans, and vocational training. We foster hope and opportunity to people in communities where life seems hopeless.The Salt & Light course provides Biblical stewardship teaching and endeavors to bring this same hope to our North American communities. The course is designed with four “Tracks” tailored for investing in our own churches as well as for reaching out to others. Many Anabaptist communities have been blessed for generations with godly homes and biblical teaching. The overarching goal of the Salt & Light course is to provide a tool to help “Kingdom Christians” walk with their neighbors, coworkers, employees, and others, demonstrating Christ while providing sustainable, long-term way-of-life help.contact@saltbooks.orghttps://saltbooks.org/

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Susan Schlabach to answer the question: How do we become women who make wise choices in the marketplace of life?Eve showed us that as women we are vulnerable to the voices out there. What happened at Eden also shows that even when we lack discernment, we have influence.To know truth is to be attentive to God. This search is not so much the pursuit of an idea, but of intimacy with a Person. We are no more discerning than we are lovers of God.In this talk we will explore how attainable discernment is. What does this search require from us? What are some ideas for building a life of discernment?An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

July 26, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed a group of four panelists to answer your hardest questions on church history.This Q&A is not limited to specific topics discussed in our Sacred Roots series, but is limited to questions of church history in the first 1500 years.During this Talk, David Anderson was asked for recommended reading for non-scholars who wish to get into the early church. His compilation is found on our website at the link below:https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-panel-1-q-a/

July 12, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss the events and background that led up to the Reformation.The Reformation was an earthquake preceded by a thousand tremors. In this Talk, we will now look at numerous factors which were significant in setting the stage for the Protestant Reformation (1517–1648). First we will look at a number of people and events, roughly chronologically, which destabilized the Medieval world view. After that we will consider a number of reformers who predated the actual Reformation.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-setting-the-stage-for-the-reformation/

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Carol Nisly to share about cultivating meaningful personal Bible Study."He to whom the Eternal Word speaketh is delivered from a multitude of opinions." —Thomas à KempisI find there is no shortage of opinions on most any topic under the sun, and many of them leave me anxious. With Simon Peter, I say, “Lord, You have the words of life.”While the amount of time spent in personal, quiet Bible study varies with the seasons of a woman’s life, I believe it is always possible to meditate on and to internalize its truths. What are some keys to regular, nourishing, and satisfying Bible study? What keeps us from studying? What tools have others found helpful? Is there a difference between having devotions and being devoted?I hope you will join me in discussion about how to cultivate this important habit and to be delivered from the opinions of men, including our own.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/personal-bible-study/

June 28, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Philip Hess to discuss the canonization of the New Testament.Christians believe that the New Testament is not only a trustworthy record of historical events in the first first century but the inspired revelation of God’s Son and his new covenant with mankind. But how did we get the New Testament? How do we know that it is inspired? How do we know that we have the collection of inspired writings that God wanted us to have? Join us as we discuss these and other questions related to the canonization of the New Testament.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-canonization-of-the-new-testament/

Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson for a discussion of what monasticism contributes to a holistic and healthy life.In its best form, monasticism was a form of resistance: not just against compromise in the church, but against hurry, distraction, and disordered desire in the soul.This episode explores the history of monasticism and what it offers today: not escape, but attention; not performance, but formation. Through rhythm, prayer, and ordered love, monks sought to become fully alive to God. In this episode, we will explore how their wisdom still speaks to our distracted and restless age.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed four homeschooling mothers to share about their experience in their children’s formal education.Can we effectively disciple our children through homeschooling? Join four experienced homeschooling moms for an interactive discussion on topics like academics, sustainability, structure and resources. There will be a time for you to share your questions. Come prepared to be inspired while gaining practical insights and encouragement for your journey.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

May 24, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson to discuss the nature of the church.What kind of community did Jesus intend the church to be? Is it a place for the pure or the penitent – a gathering of the saints or a hospital for sinners? These questions are just as much alive for us today as they were in the time of the apostles. Join us as we explore how the Church has wrestled with these problems in the past and how we can engage with them today.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-nature-of-church-assembly-of-saints-hospital-for-sinners/

Strength to Strength welcomed Luke Tiroly to share his testimony of life-changing shift of allegiances.In this presentation, Luke shares his testimony on how he went from desiring to kill for the government to wanting to serve Jesus and advance God’s kingdom.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.Resources:Document: CO letters by Luke TirolyYouTube: “It’s Just War—Should Christians Fight?” debateBook: “Change of Allegiance” by Dean Taylorhttps://strengthtostrength.org/my-journey-from-navy-to-kingdom-warrior/

Strength to Strength welcomed Bryant Martin to discuss the unlikely way to change the world.We all want to be part of changing the world but let’s be real, many things—the world, the flesh and the devil, a.k.a., tech, tiredness and toys—can threaten this dream and make it seem distant and dull. How do we cut through the noise and stay true to our values?We will dive into three mindsets that can make a real difference: subversive loyalty, unreasonable generosity, and patient love. Through stories from past failures and lessons learned, through examining Biblical themes, we will see that it’s not loud announcements, but through quiet, powerful, consistent action we change the world.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Tara Foster to share her experiences sharing the Gospel on a college campus.In this Talk, Tara explores various aspects of what it means to be a woman in ministry as an older single. We will talk about relational boundaries, respect for authority, and our own soul’s needs.Tara’s perspective will focus on how this looks on American soil and in an academic setting. She would love to hear your reflections on this topic as well.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/being-effective-women-in-ministry/

Salt & Light is a Bible-based financial teaching course to help you demonstrate God’s kingdom locally. It helps you discover how to become better stewards of God’s resources and actively engage with your local community, church, and youth.SALT reaches out globally to people in material poverty in dozens of countries through savings groups, agricultural development, microloans, and vocational training. We foster hope and opportunity to people in communities where life seems hopeless.The Salt & Light course provides Biblical stewardship teaching and endeavors to bring this same hope to our North American communities. The course is designed with four “Tracks” tailored for investing in our own churches as well as for reaching out to others. Many Anabaptist communities have been blessed for generations with godly homes and biblical teaching. The overarching goal of the Salt & Light course is to provide a tool to help “Kingdom Christians” walk with their neighbors, coworkers, employees, and others, demonstrating Christ while providing sustainable, long-term way-of-life help.contact@saltbooks.orghttps://saltbooks.org/

Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss the church during the medieval period.Medieval Europe is often seen as the Dark Ages. It was a time of great changes and turmoil. G. K. Chesterton, referring to that period, wrote in Orthodoxy, "The Church was the only thing that ever brought us out of [the Dark Ages]."Join us as we discuss the church in the medieval period, an era largely unstudied and misunderstood today.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Strength to Strength welcomed Ryan Grove to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza.The current conflict in Israel and Gaza gets large amounts of attention by many people who have very different viewpoints. We recognize and mourn the ongoing and recent human suffering by the inhabitants of these lands that are full of history and religious significance. We will look at some history and the viewpoints of different sides of the conflict. Most importantly, how can we as followers of Jesus communicate the message that Jesus’ kingdom is good for all.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/understanding-the-current-conflict-in-gaza/