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Lent

Five things Friday roundup: Finding holy envy in the season of Lent

Spiritual discipline isn’t a legalistic burden; it’s the exercise our souls need to stay fit. Here are five practices inspired by holy envy for this Lenten season.

Danang Kristiawan | For Anabaptist World

March 6, 2026

the morning dove

my dad, he calls me his little morning dove

Jerry Holsopple

March 6, 2026

Yes, God can do even this

The Resurrection invites us to imagine a new world

David Rensberger

March 5, 2026

The Man from Cyrene

Simon of Cyrene went home that Friday evening with blood, not his own, on his shirt.

Stephen White

March 4, 2026

We were ruined

The gods I served demanded blood. But I knew who killed the righteous man.

Josh Olds

February 26, 2026

Five things Friday roundup: A Lenten journey

How can this season be more than just “the time waiting for Easter”? What does it mean to wait in joyful anticipation for the Good News of Easter, both on Easter Sunday and the Good News of Jesus’ transforming presence in every hard day in this broken world? 

Jennie Wintermote | Anabaptist World

February 20, 2026

Cook with climate in mind this Lent | Recipe: Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Eating is a daily act of healing and hope for a hurting world. This realization encouraged me to say yes when approached about writing a plant-forward (vegetarian) cookbook published by MennoMedia in 2020 called Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and inspiration for plant-based, planet conscious meals.

Heather Wolfe | For Anabaptist World

February 19, 2026

Ash and dust but grace

Sign of ash on flesh:
I am but dust but for grace.

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek

February 18, 2026

Black church leader says Target boycott won’t ease until DEI programs return

A collective Lenten fast from making purchases at Target has been lengthened into a “full-out boycott,” Jamal Bryant, pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch and one

Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service

April 29, 2025

Eating on the path to the cross

Lent is such an interesting liturgical season. This season encompasses Lent, Passion and Easter, and has hunger and feast, pain, stress, release, rebirth, and renewed

AJ Delgadillo | For Anabaptist World

March 27, 2025

Boycotts accompany prayer as faith leaders prepare for a Lent of protest

Addressing the congregation at his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, on Feb. 23, Jamal Bryant was trying to recruit the thousands listening

Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service

March 4, 2025

A movie menu for Lent: Women who host extravagantly

As you look toward Lent, consider a movie menu for a family Friday night activity, a Sunday afternoon with a church group, or snuggle up with

Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World

February 6, 2025
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