Below, I want to share with you the homily I offered at my grandmother’s memorial service, six months ago now,…
Jessica BrattApril 20, 2015
From Debra Rienstra: My father, Edward Shreve, died on Thursday night at the age of 88. Readers of The Twelve…
Debra RienstraApril 17, 2015
When Fred Manfred's Gerrit Engleking, the raw-boned protagonist of The Secret Place, left northwest Iowa (under a cloud) and…
James C. SchaapApril 17, 2015
“Peace be with you.” Following the resurrection and appearing to the disciples Jesus’ first words are peace. Peace is the…
Thomas GoodhartApril 16, 2015
This Easter season I find myself reflecting on the tension of two realities: The hope of the resurrection and the…
Jes KastApril 15, 2015
Today, the day before those in the United States must file their incomes taxes, we take this opportunity to encourage…
The 12 EditorApril 14, 2015
by Rebecca Koerselman Our first apartment, while small, contained a novelty I had never enjoyed firsthand: free cable. I rarely…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 13, 2015
by Meg Jenista You’ve raided the children’s candy stash, the marshmallow peeps are hardening in the back corner of your…
Meg JenistaApril 12, 2015
I’m down at Notre Dame this weekend for a discussion of Duke Divinity School Professor Grant Wacker’s recent book on…
James BrattApril 10, 2015
