Blog Grace in Barren Places “In our own lives, too, we all too often deny the grace we’ve been given in barren places…Sooner or later,…Brian KeepersDecember 17, 2018
Blog Growing Courage A few years ago, when I was invited to be a regular writer for The Twelve, I was reluctant to…Brian KeepersNovember 24, 2018
Blog We Need More than Veterans Day Parades It’s been my practice over the years to take a moment in worship, on Veterans Day Weekend, to acknowledge our…Brian KeepersNovember 12, 2018
Blog The Most Important Holiday You Probably Don’t Know About My wife and I love watching The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. One of our favorite segments is when he…Brian KeepersSeptember 17, 2018
Blog Love Where You Live “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” - Simone Weil “When…Brian KeepersAugust 20, 2018
Blog The Stewardship of Words Words. I love words. I love the way they look and sound. I love learning their secret histories and cracking…Brian KeepersJuly 23, 2018
Blog Rebekah’s Sermon Beneath the Shade Trees By Brian Keepers The Nissan Pathfinder rumbles along the narrow, winding dirt road. Actually, more like a dirt path. It’s…Brian KeepersJune 25, 2018
Blog Being Remembered By Brian Keepers When I enter the hospital room, she is sitting up in the recliner beside the bed. Her…Brian KeepersMay 28, 2018
Blog She Needs Your Voice, Church She leans forward, pressing her palms against the table. I see the fire in her eyes, a fierce tenderness. Or…Brian KeepersMay 14, 2018
Blog Are You Conservative or Liberal?: Moving Beyond Labels By Brian Keepers “I can’t tell if you’re conservative or liberal,” she says to me. The look on her face,…Brian KeepersApril 16, 2018