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I was in first grade when my grandmother won the award for “youngest grandma” at my elementary school’s Grandparent’s Day assembly. I remember getting up
“When was the last time you heard the words poem and pulpit in the same sentence? Likely asnot, your answer would be never.” It’s with
My youngest son is the king of questions. His ten-year-old brain and his mouth seem to spin from the moment he opens his eyes in
Last week, I attended a seminar for educational leaders called Adaptive Schools. Led by Carolyn McKanders, who spent 28 years in the Detroit Public Schools
Fresh out of the car after a 23-hour Spring Break road trip, I’ve been contemplating journeys. One of my vacation reads this year was Pastrix:
In “Perfectly Imperfect,” a TedxMacatawa Talk I’ve watched and re-watched about a dozen times, my beloved college poetry teacher Jack Ridl asks, “What is something
On the 5th Sunday in our January series on women in ministry, our final profile focuses on Stephanie Schuitema. My husband and I are participating
On the fourth Sunday in our January series on women in ministry, we will spend time with Pastor Carrie Rodgers. Confession: I am often lured
Continuing our January Sunday series on women in ministry, today we’ll learn from the life and reflections of Rev. Dr. Denise Kingdom Grier. Pastor Denise,
