Don’t skip the genealogies. Our lives flow into a big river. Each time I read the Gospels I force myself to move slowly through the genealogies. Rolling foreign syllables over my tongue, I try to truly Meghan Good | For Anabaptist World August 2, 2022
Rest, my child. Rest. Do you ever feel you are part of a crazy crowd running up an endless escalator to reach your destination faster? I feel that way Lucinda J. Kinsinger | For Anabaptist World August 2, 2022
This cord of faith is strong Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other. . Anthonia Onye | For Anabaptist World August 1, 2022
The old family and the new Returning from the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Indonesia, I carry with me the friendly and colorful “Ayo” welcome. Here are four highlights from the Astrid von Schlachta | For Anabaptist World July 29, 2022
Blessed are the poor, not the pious Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blesses are Sarah Augustine | For Anabaptist World July 27, 2022
Relationships close and sacred I became a grandparent at a fairly young age, when my stepdaughter and her husband brought Enzo Aayan into the world a decade ago. Mateo Melanie Springer Mock | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
David’s psalm of hunger and an Anabaptist eucharistic revival One time, a famous Mennonite cookbook writer and her husband stayed at our house, and we fed them a frozen lasagna. Oh yes we did. Brad Roth | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
Not lazy, just napping — like Jesus Jesus said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). We all need Hendy Matahelemual | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
Graduation wish I’d go hungry, I’d go black and blue. I’d go crawling down the avenue. There ain’t nothing that I wouldn’t do, to make you feel Sarah Kehrberg | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
Where do we go from here? In May I traveled to Kansas City, Mo., as a delegate for Mennonite Church USA’s special delegate assembly (AW, June 17). I enjoy trips like Jerrell Williams | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
The sower, the seed and the soil I am not the sower, planting. I am the soil, receiving. I was with a group of fellow spiritual directors for our monthly gathering. As Jenny Gehman | For Anabaptist World June 30, 2022
Happy to have the in-laws visit It's easy to find articles on the differences among baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z. By now it’s old hat to reduce someone’s Danielle Klotz June 17, 2022
