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Starting point for a new Reformation

As Legend Has it, on Oct. 31, 1517, the young Augustinian monk Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation by nailing 95 theses to the door

David C. Cramer | For Anabaptist World

January 19, 2024

Church weirdos

O Eternal God, receive my life as a sacrifice for your mystical body, the Church. — St. Catherine of Siena I grew up on a

Sarah Kehrberg | For Anabaptist World

January 18, 2024

My journaling journey: finding faith in words

Starting a journal has become a crucial part of my spiritual routine. I vividly remember the first time I wrote in it, sparked by a

Hendy Matahelemual | For Anabaptist World

January 18, 2024

Search me, O God

We have a little problem with our washing machine. Just about every day, waterlogged clothes get centrifuged to one side and the whole thing starts

Brad Roth | For Anabaptist World

January 17, 2024

I love being a pastor, but begging is no fun

I love being a pastor. I enjoy accompanying people on their faith journeys. I like preaching, caregiving and visioning. However, as I grow into my

Jerrell Williams | For Anabaptist World

January 17, 2024

Postures that prepare us

“Please place your seat backs and tray tables in their full upright position.” My husband and I recently flew to Colorado to celebrate the completion

Jenny Gehman | For Anabaptist World

January 17, 2024

Generous friends and gifts from kings

January brings the impulse to look forward, to dream about what we want to do and how we want to grow. Over the past few

Danielle Klotz

January 11, 2024

AW call for submissions: Inclusion of people with disabilities

Anabaptist World call for submissions Theme: Inclusion of people with disabilities Deadline: Feb. 5 Length: 600 to 1,200 words Photos or other art are welcome

Anabaptist World

January 5, 2024

Living well, with ourselves and creation

Although I’m a year-round outdoor runner in temperate Oregon, my favorite runs occur in late March, when I head for a hilly, forested route near

Melanie Springer Mock | For Anabaptist World

December 15, 2023

Seeing, hearing, feeling Christmas

My earliest memories of Christmas are full of sensory details: the sight of a Christmas tree decorated with lights, the sound of wrapping paper being

For Anabaptist World | Melanie A. Howard

December 15, 2023

Individual choices, collective duties

At Thacker Pass, activists chant, “You can’t mine your way out of a climate crisis!” I agree. With a national narrative calling for “net-zero” carbon

Sarah Augustine | For Anabaptist World

December 15, 2023

‘Correct your misspellings,’ the apostle and Parkinson’s disease

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL from a blog reader saying something like this: “Please do yourself a favor and correct your misspellings.” Regardless of the reader’s

Conrad L. Kanagy | For Anabaptist World

December 15, 2023

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