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Tony Brown, living and singing for peace

“When I grow up, I want to be like you.”

This was one of Tony Brown’s ways of inserting humor into conversations and breaking the ice

May 23, 2023

Expanding what it means to be pro-life

Shane Claiborne wants Christians to embrace a “robust ethic of life.” He suggests how we might do this in his new book, Rethinking Life. Claiborne,

Jonny Rashid | For Anabaptist World

May 23, 2023

A simple prayer: Jesus, have mercy

In Matthew 15, when the Canaanite woman seeks out Jesus, she needs a miracle of healing for her daughter. Her first words are a plea

Isaac S. Villegas | For Anabaptist World

May 23, 2023

I thought I was missing out

I grew up Catholic in Indonesia, so there was a time when the only worship music I knew was hymns. I like to sing, so

Hendy Matahelemual | For Anabaptist World

May 23, 2023

Bumping up against our barbed wire

My mother wore a large safety pin on her shirt every day for four years — the years when Donald Trump was president of the

Jenny Gehman | For Anabaptist World

May 22, 2023

We’ve learned to play God. Should we?

We are most deeply asleep at the switch when we fancy we control any switches at all. — Annie Dillard, Holy the Firm A week

Sarah Kehrberg | For Anabaptist World

May 21, 2023

Fearful? I understand. But we must not let fear overcome us.

On April 13 in Kansas City, Mo., a tragedy happened. Andrew Lester, 84, who is white, shot Ralph Yarl, 16, who is Black. Yarl was

Jerrell Williams | For Anabaptist World

May 20, 2023

Book Review: The Color of Food

What is the most common mental picture of the average person in this country has when someone says “farmer”? One might see the traditional straw

Betsy Erickson

May 10, 2023

In Deep Waters: spiritual care for young people in a climate crisis

I was afraid to read this book. “As if being a youth pastor and climate change aren’t challenging enough without combining the two,” I thought.

Jennifer Schrock

May 4, 2023

Blood of tribalism vs. water of baptism

One thing we can all agree on is that we live in a time of intense disagreement. J. Nelson Kraybill, past president of Mennonite World

Gordon Houser | For Anabaptist World

May 3, 2023

Moved by the Spirit? I’m not so sure

“You are forever opposing the Holy Spirit,” Stephen tells the Sanhedrin in Acts 7:51. He is calling the members of the religious council enemies of

Joanne Gallardo | For Anabaptist World

May 3, 2023

Colorism persists, even in church

In Nicaraguan anabaptist churches, we generally have envisioned Jesus as a white man. What impact has this image had on us, whether we are mestizo

Wendy Vado | For Anabaptist World

May 3, 2023

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