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Mennonite Women USA
Nov 203 min read
Living with Unanswered Prayer
"May God give you peace and comfort as you face whatever difficulties you encounter, and struggle through any unanswered prayers."
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Mennonite Women USA
Oct 184 min read
Lamenting Loss While Reclaiming Resilience
"...for now, I’m focused on loving God with all I have and loving my neighbor. I figure everything else will work itself out as it should."
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Mennonite Women USA
Sep 203 min read
Don't Look Away
Sometimes women who receive the senior discount are not taken seriously ; we can sometimes feel invisible. But some of us older women...
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Mennonite Women USA
Aug 213 min read
Shouting Gratitude
Joyce talks about the joy and beauty we find when we take the time to pay attention.
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Mennonite Women USA
Jul 173 min read
Different is Beautiful
This post is a collaboration between MW USA and Anabaptist Disabilities Network. Read Sarah's article and find more stories about and...
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Mennonite Women USA
Jun 183 min read
Thoughts and Prayers AND Action
Senseless murders from gun violence are now at epidemic levels. Almost every day we read of homicides at public gatherings, mall...
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Mennonite Women USA
May 263 min read
Affirm: The Problem Is Caste
During a dinner party in India, Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, observed the interactions between...
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Mennonite Women USA
May 163 min read
So Be It
I sat in silence with my spiritual director, the scent of a vanilla candle soothing the ache in my soul. Grief had embedded itself and...
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Mennonite Women USA
Apr 203 min read
Protest as Collective Worship
Several years ago, I was part of an organization in Philadelphia called New Sanctuary Movement (NSM), an immigrant led group that was...
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Mennonite Women USA
Mar 173 min read
Knowing and Doing Women’s History
The month of March—designated as Women’s History Month—is an ideal time to read a book, watch a film, or visit a museum exhibit...
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Anabaptist World
Feb 162 min read
Jenny on the Blessing of Bent
This piece is titled, "Postures that prepare us" and is posted in full at: https://anabaptistworld.org/postures-that-prepare-us/ [...] To...
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Mennonite Women USA
Jan 197 min read
MW USA at Peace Action in DC
"Why are you here?" was asked and answered over and over by Mennonites in DC this past weekend. One woman at Peace School (the day of...
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Mennonite Women USA
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Peacebuilding Professor's Status Report
Dr. Lisa Schirch writes on human security at https://lisaschirch.wordpress.com where she shares in her bio that she is a "mother of two...
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Mennonite Women USA
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Women for Peace
Last Updated: December 2023 Carrying forth the tradition, value, and promise of nonviolence, MW USA is collecting here a list of...
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Mennonite Women USA
Dec 10, 20233 min read
A Shoot from the Stump: The Good News of Christmas
We often talk about the gospel message–the teachings of Jesus and the salvation that is made known through his death and resurrection as...
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Mennonite Women USA
Nov 17, 20233 min read
The Gift of Feeling Included
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 Everyone desires to feel included: a part of...
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Mennonite Church USA
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Cyneatha on Ending Gun Violence
"Spiritually and emotionally bankrupt" is posted in full at: https://www.mennoniteusa.org/menno-snapshots/gun-violence-spiritually-and-em...
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Alliance of Baptists
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Erica on Coming Out Day
This piece is titled, "Coming Out as Prophetic Witness" and posted in full at: https://allianceofbaptists.org/coming-out-as-prophetic-wi...
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Mennonite Women USA
Oct 2, 20233 min read
Choosing to Live Actively, in Peace
Violence leaves ugly images in our minds and hearts. We don’t usually need help interpreting a burning house with a nearby sign that...
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