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Five things Friday roundup: Get out of line.

“Sir, you’re out of line” Has anyone ever shouted that at you? If not, why not? Why have you stayed safely in line? 1. “Sir,

David and Leann Augsburger

June 17, 2022

Eight streams flow for peace

Like the word “peace,” “nonviolence” carries different meanings. It invites several questions: What is violence? How does one oppose it? Is that done only individually,

Gordon Houser | For Anabaptist World

June 12, 2022

A kingdom ripe for the picking

Twelve Pints. That’s how many blueberries my husband and I were receiving every week one summer when we signed up for a local farm’s CSA

Melanie A. Howard | For Anabaptist World

June 12, 2022

A mass shooting that became personal

My son Chibike, a student at Sacramento State University, called me with devastating news. I could hear the trauma in his voice. “Mom, you won’t

Anthonia Onye | For Anabaptist World

June 11, 2022

What’s in a name?

In the spring of 2018, when leaders of Lancaster Mennonite Conference announced that their “fellowship of Anabaptist churches” would be identified publicly by the letters

For Anabaptist World | John D. Roth

June 11, 2022

Harming the Earth isn’t progress

I am thrilled to announce that I will begin working full-time for the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery coalition in July (page 27). I established

For Anabaptist World | Sarah Augustine

June 10, 2022

Five things Friday roundup: We are family: 5 Things to think about from the May Special Delegate Assembly

1. Prioritizing accessibility An accessibility resolution was passed that can be read here. In summary, as a denomination, we commit to being as accessible as possible.

Joanne Gallardo

June 10, 2022

MCC ‘grieves and repents’ of Nazi ‘entanglements’

The majority of the feedback was positive, he said, but there were some who felt MCC should leave the past alone.

John Longhurst | For Anabaptist World

June 9, 2022

I like my big church. I miss my small church.

When I married ivan and moved from Wisconsin to Maryland two and a half years ago, I left not only my home community but also

Anabaptist World | Lucinda J. Kinsinger

June 9, 2022

From flannelgraph to grown-up community

When I think back to my childhood Sunday school experiences, I remember Bible stories played out on a flannelgraph and beautifully painted wooden figures that

Danielle Klotz

May 27, 2022

A house of faith, rebuilt better

As a young Christian, I was taught faith is constructed from the ground up. At the foundation is belief in objective, universal truth, grounded in

David C. Cramer | For Anabaptist World

May 22, 2022

Are we content with our thorns in the flesh?

I have lots of weaknesses. Spiritual, emotional, physical, relational. Spending time in my garden, the weakness that’s on my mind is my knees. After multiple

Isaac S. Villegas | For Anabaptist World

May 22, 2022

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