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Some people just don’t want help

“Some people just don’t want help.” When I talk about the organizing I do with poor and unhoused people, this is a frequent response. It

Joe Paparone | For Anabaptist World

February 2, 2026

A quest filled with questions

As a preteen, I picked up a pen pal from Ghana. She told me she was trying to save money for college. “We don’t go

Lucinda J. Kinsinger | For Anabaptist World

February 1, 2026

How to be your authentic self

Having enjoyed Troy Watson’s columns in Canadian Mennonite, I looked forward to this book. It did not disappoint. A Mennonite pastor, Watson has a knack

Gordon Houser | For Anabaptist World

December 25, 2025

I want braver choices, fewer walls

I’ve been thinking about how easily communities drift when fear sets the tempo. Fear is rampant in our world. Fear is brutally efficient. It corners

Chris Scott | For Anabaptist World

December 24, 2025

These are the days of Ezekiel

Have we lost our sacred center?

Brad Roth | For Anabaptist World

December 24, 2025

Any hope for burned-out pastors?

Over the past few years, it has seemed as if every church’s biggest fear is that one day their pastor will burn out. I hear

Jerrell Williams | For Anabaptist World

December 23, 2025

I’m proud of my denomination

For 12 of my 15 years of pastoring, I pastored in an Anabaptist denomination — Brethren in Christ — that was not LGBTQ-affirming. For a

Jonny Rashid | For Anabaptist World

December 22, 2025

Hymns are alive and well

It is not enough to have a song on your lips. You must also have a song in your heart. ― Fanny Crosby One of

Sarah Kehrberg | For Anabaptist World

December 22, 2025

Giving thanks when the news is heavy

You might get this issue either before or during Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States. While you’ll find articles about things to be thankful for

Danielle Klotz

December 1, 2025