It’s the middle of summer, and plants are popping off and everything is in season. There are four or five amazing essays I could write. I want to. I’ve tried to. But I can’t. I am paralyzed. I can’t write more than a few sentences on any of those topics because I am debilitated. I …| Anabaptist World
An Old Order Amish mother in Ohio was charged with aggravated murder after throwing her 4-year-old son into a lake as an offering to God. Her husband drowned earlier that morning when investigators believe he swam a lengthy distance in an attempt to prove his faith. The post Amish mother charged with murder after child, husband drown appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
Could artificial intelligence or short TV episodes help young adults engage more with the Bible? The post American Bible Society funds AI assistant, YouTube shows to boost Gen Z Bible use appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
As a nonviolent Christian, I believe it’s vital to define our terms clearly. Yes, we are committed to peace. But peace doesn’t mean passivity. Paul reminds us we are engaged in a struggle — not against flesh and blood but the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). The post Small-town seed planter appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
On August 26, Amgad Al-Mahalawi, my Palestinian friend, and his family had to flee their previously destroyed home in Gaza City. The post Update from Amgad Al-Mahalawi appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
At Goshen College, we are fighting to create spaces of safety in which our immigrant students and their families can learn while healing from the trauma of immigration. The post Education under threat appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
Early on Sunday morning (Aug. 24), a dozen activists prayed in a circle before the barbed-wire gates of Delaney Hall, the 1,100-bed immigrant detention center that is the largest on the East Coast. The post Outside Newark’s 1,100-bed detention center, a weekly prayer service for anxious families appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
“What’s going to happen? Tom! What’s going to happen?” Catherine cried out to her husband as she and her children huddled near him. A mob formed outside their house, chanting at Tom: “Enemy! Enemy! Enemy!” The post Enemy of the people? appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
The Aug. 14 conference, themed “Change the story, redeeming race, reconciliation and the mission of the church,” invited faith leaders to engage in discussions on race, from a gospel-centric perspective. The post At conference, pastors address racism in their churches as momentum fades appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
The text thread started buzzing around 8 a.m.: “ICE agents are inside the courthouse.” The group chat, several hundred people strong, rippled with concern. The post Peacemaking can be such a hassle appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
Shame steals determination and willpower. And we don’t overcome shame with willpower. Shame is overcome by grace. Shame can’t be beaten; it must be released.| Anabaptist World
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I am writing about this now because it would be easy to judge those who cry out for the Epstein list to be revealed. I think it has become such a political issue that we stop thinking of what is really at the core: Who are the people targeting and harming our children? It isn’t just a conspiracy theory; these issues are real and they happen in our families and in our churches, even our good pious Mennonite ones.| Anabaptist World
Since we started writing for Anabaptist World in November 2023, our bio has read, “Alisha and Josh Garber are in a season of discernment.” That changes today. Fifteen years ago, we boarded a plane to lead an English camp in the Czech Republic. We thought we were simply testing a call – but it became …| Anabaptist World
What does it mean to share the gospel of an inverted Kingdom with a captive audience of urban preteens, many of whom have been discarded and further marginalized by the “kingdom” they live in?| Anabaptist World
The Mennonite Church USA convention’s July 9 worship service in Greensboro, N.C., featured a 62-year-old sermon. Martin Luther King Jr. preached the sermon in 1963. It was based on the convention’s theme scripture, Luke 4, which begins with Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Guest speaker Lerone A. Martin read the sermon, presenting it as a …| Anabaptist World
Here in Kansas, the wheat harvest should be in full swing but, due to rain, farmers wait. School is out, and instead of our normal routines, we wait — for the pool to open, for Daddy to get home from work, for the grandparents to pick up our daughter so I can go to work, …| Anabaptist World
Meserete Kristos Seminary, the higher theological education arm of Meserete Kristos Church, celebrated graduation on May 17, 2025, in the seminary’s multipurpose hall in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.| Anabaptist World
