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Poetry

the morning dove

my dad, he calls me his little morning dove

Jerry Holsopple

March 6, 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

The worm

From underground, a worm hears a voice.

Ryan Henneberg

February 27, 2026

Midrash: giving voice to the voiceless

A Jewish tradition shows how to read between the lines

Shari Wagner

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

We are on the other side of Christmas

We are on the other side of Christmas after the birth, past the hallelujahs, beyond the silent night, outside of Bethlehem. The Advent wreath has

Lonnie Buerge

January 14, 2026

Advent Lament

Rise up, O Judge, come save at last,
Unbind the chained, uplift the pressed.

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek

December 11, 2025

Poetry: Faith is Action

If God is love How can it be enough To simply go to the “right” place Or live the “right” way God is love God

Anise Welty

October 20, 2025

Poets innovate with word and image

Can poetry or other writing really be “Mennonite”? Scholars have debated this question for decades.

Eileen Kinch | Anabaptist World

October 7, 2025

James Forbes Jr. discusses ministry, family and overcoming adversity in poetry-filled book

When James A. Forbes Jr. has faced challenges throughout his life, he’s turned to two sources of inspiration that helped him persevere: his faith and his poetry.

Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service

July 10, 2025

Fire

they told me a woman with bright orange hair came to my country before it was mine from a very different place carrying her flour

Rochelle Martin

June 12, 2025

Poetry: Scraps

Editor’s note: This poem is part of the Work and Hope series. every year she plowed neat furrows of stitches upon a quilt or two.   

Dora Dueck

May 8, 2025
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