On these days surrounding the second Sunday of Advent, I wear a chain around my neck. The chain holds the…
Heidi S. De JongeDecember 12, 2018
This coming Sunday, I will be preaching the final sermon in a series on the book of Nehemiah. Chapter thirteen…
Heidi S. De JongeNovember 21, 2018
Election Day 2016 was a 27 hour day for me. I spent most of the day in the air and…
Heidi S. De JongeNovember 7, 2018
What if we had a different kind of conversation? That's what I've been wondering. I watched a good bit of…
Heidi S. De JongeOctober 10, 2018
Several members of my congregation are in the midst of a three day training, learning to become facilitators of restorative…
Heidi S. De JongeSeptember 26, 2018
There's something about faces. A week and a half ago, Twelve blogger, Debra Rienstra, posted her reflection on the story…
Heidi S. De JongeSeptember 12, 2018
"But what if you die, and we're not with you?" My nearly 12-year-old daughter asked me this last week as…
Heidi S. De JongeAugust 29, 2018
A friend of mine died by suicide a few weeks ago. The image she used when she talked about God…
Heidi S. De JongeAugust 15, 2018
A couple of months ago, I co-taught a preaching seminar in the Rocky Mountains with fellow Twelver, Scott Hoezee, and…
Heidi S. De JongeAugust 1, 2018
