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
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
