To cultivate or cut down? More than a dozen years ago we planted a tree in our front yard. A plum tree. It’s pretty. It provides shade. And it falls Jenny Gehman | For Anabaptist World August 24, 2021
#MeToo and boys Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. — Margaret Atwood It has been almost four Sarah Kehrberg | Anabaptist World August 23, 2021
Looking back with joy and confession James M. Lapp’s memoir is like a conversation with a friend — sitting at a fireplace, coffee cup in hand, for an evening of casual Anabaptist World August 6, 2021
Extravagant, wasteful and beautiful On a silent retreat, I spent an entire day meditating on the Mark 14 story of a woman who pours a whole jar of perfume Meghan Good August 5, 2021
‘Live as free people,’ but use your freedom well Freedom is a basic human need, socially and spiritually. It is something to celebrate. Weeks after the Fourth of July — a national celebration of Anthonia Onye August 4, 2021
The blessed pain of motherhood From the time I was in my early 20s, I have wanted a baby. When the years passed on and I never found that special Lucinda J. Kinsinger August 2, 2021
For genocide, lament is not enough In recent weeks, the remains of more than 1,000 Indigenous children have been found at former residential schools in Canada. Residential schools were set up Sarah Augustine August 1, 2021
With freedom comes responsibility “As soon as freedom and peace dwell in hearts, a general peace among nations will bless the earth, and the kingdom of God has come Astrid von Schlachta July 30, 2021
Might this story be different now? In the summer of 1972, Patty Bear’s life changed dramatically. Her father, Robert L. Bear, described June 1972 as a marker between two distinct eras: Melanie Springer Mock is professor of English at George Fox University in Newburg, Ore. July 14, 2021
God leads in the dark Once, I set out to connect with the Mennonite congregation in the city where I was doing graduate study. I snagged the start time from Brad Roth July 13, 2021
Do what matters most I’m a morning person, but there was a day, years ago now, when I rolled out of bed only to feel every ounce of energy Jenny Gehman July 12, 2021
Juneteenth, symbol and reality On June 17, President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. Many of us have some catching up to do — to understand what Juneteenth is. Jerrell Williams July 12, 2021
