Merry Christmas and Advent blessings to all the readers of Perspectives and its blog, The Twelve. As you consider your…
The 12 EditorDecember 22, 2014
By Marijke Strong Luke 1:46-55 My soul magnifies the Lord. Do you remember how on summer nights we would watch…
Marijke StrongDecember 21, 2014
In the first week of Advent—no, make it a good week before Advent, sometime in the run-up to Thanksgiving—the first…
James BrattDecember 20, 2014
I became infatuated with vinyl records as a kid. My dad would buy little 45 singles and my brother and…
Jason LiefDecember 19, 2014
I’m writing this blog for me and you. It’s about our personal and collective response to racism, particularly a kind…
Theresa LatiniDecember 18, 2014
The Tuesday afternoon before Thanksgiving I left the house to run errands—only to spot a large, brown mass huddled in…
Jennifer L. HolbergDecember 17, 2014
Joy doesn’t come easily to me. Or more accurately, exuberance. Skipping like a lamb isn’t a way I typically emote.…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 16, 2014
A few months ago, early one morning, on my way into one of the hospitals where I work occasional chaplain…
Jessica BrattDecember 15, 2014
by Marijke Strong A six week commitment to writing has shown me how habitually I pile up words, often in…
Marijke StrongDecember 14, 2014
