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Essen! and other joys of MWC

“Essen! Essen! Essen!” was what I heard a young man shout on his way to the cafeteria at the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Paraguay in 2009.

Anabaptist World | Danielle Klotz

August 5, 2022

Spiritual foundation for antiracism

Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer have worked together on dismantling racism for almost 30 years. They are co-founders of the Roots of Justice

Gordon Houser | For Anabaptist World

August 2, 2022

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

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