Dear Reader

Over the last week, I’ve been at various events around Grand Rapids and Holland and have had the odd, but very delightful, experience of people (many of whom I hadn’t previously met) coming up to me and telling me that they read my blog postings here.

I am never not surprised.

Flattered–yes.

Humbled–yes.

Amazed–yes.

But, to be honest, though I’ve been writing here (mostly) every other Wednesday for all but one of the years of the blog’s existence, I’m no Jane Eyre. I never really believe anyone is reading me and my small musings. I mean, I do see the analytics very occasionally, so I know you’re out there, and I’m always so grateful when folks respond in the comments or send me a note.

But to think that someone is taking precious time out of a day–busy with many competing claims–to read my thoughts…well, that is truly something special. An honor difficult to put into words.

So let me thank all of you who are, indeed, faithful readers. Readers who appreciate the kind of discourse we try to promote here, who aren’t afraid to come with us as we ask hard questions. Or simply come along for a poem or a prayer or a different way to articulate an old truth. Readers who think that a Reformed approach might help us come to more capacious, more generous ways of thinking. Y’all are a pretty rare lot.

If you’re a regular reader, you know that we who volunteer as the writers here bring something different to each of our daily offerings. But we are united in our sense that spaces like this, ones that cultivate better conversation and deeper thinking, are always vital, but perhaps especially now in a time where more seems to divide us than ever before.

Would you be so kind as to help us cultivate this space–keep the virtual lights on, as it were? Though we writers contribute our thoughts gratis, the internet isn’t really free when it comes to website maintenance and the larger vision of this work. There’s a blue button up top if you’d be willing to invest a little in this venture that we know depends on readers like you. Every little bit helps–we are appreciative of every dollar, especially if your gift is recurring.

Thank you, dear readers!

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