In a season of celebration, this issue’s cover expresses sorrow but also hope for peace in the face of a child. As our writer, William

I have important news to share. Since Anabaptist World launched in September 2020, we’ve been on a journey of discovery. We believed a few things

PROCLAIMING THE GOOD NEWS is a collaborative effort by longtime Mennonite pastors Lois Y. Barrett and -Dorothy Nickel Friesen to document the feminist movement’s impact

“What then should we do?” (Luke 3:10). That’s the crowd’s response to John the Baptist when he stands along the river Jordan, calling the people

I’ve had a harrowing relationship with hope. For long stretches of my life, I’ve felt deathly allergic to it. I had a particularly visceral reaction

“All are welcome here!” I’ve seen these words on many church web- sites. I’ve heard many churchgoers say them.  The intent is to let people

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. —Frederick Douglass, speech from 1857 I was raised in a Mennonite community

When was the last time you gathered with others simply to enjoy their company? It’s a rare and special experience, a bit like a Thanksgiving

AW call for submissions Theme: When I met Jesus Deadline: Dec. 11 Length: 600 to 1,200 words Photos are welcome Jesus said that whatever we

For the second time this year, we’re pleased to share reporting by AW staff who traveled to lesser-known parts of the Anabaptist world. The July

The story in Genesis 32 of a literal fight with God starts with a long journey.  After a dispute with Laban, Jacob’s father-in-law, the whole