Blog In its own way Come January, what you've got to work with here is a snowy quilt, occasional azure up above, dusky grasses the…James C. SchaapJanuary 20, 2023
Blog The Spakenburg Socks We were in Spakenburg, the Netherlands, the whole Schaap family, because I wanted to see what that world looked like--I…James C. SchaapJanuary 6, 2023
Blog The Huron Carol 'Twas in the moon of winter-timeWhen all the birds had fled, That mighty Gitchi ManitouSent angel choirs instead;Before their light the…James C. SchaapDecember 23, 2022
Blog First Q and A at Emanual Lutheran "You ought to see it--it's right there on your way home. Just turn right, into Dakota City. Watch for the…James C. SchaapDecember 9, 2022
Blog Chautauqua, Bolsheviks, and the Reformed Journal First-rate speakers, dramatists, musicians, and a big tent. Part revival, with a little Barnum and Bailey, it stirred up the…James C. SchaapNovember 25, 2022
Blog Thanksgiving Queen Three things about my grandparents' grave you may miss unless I point them out. The first is my bottom half,…James C. SchaapNovember 18, 2022
Blog And a place for dreams There were littler ones, babies even, hard as that is to consider. It looks to me as if the lineup…James C. SchaapNovember 4, 2022
Blog Rosalie Stayed Home In her illustrious family, Rosalie couldn't help but feel crowded out. I mean, her siblings were a "who's who" of…James C. SchaapOctober 21, 2022
Blog Grief and Hope, Hope and Grief David Couldn't be more different, I suppose. In Rome’s famous Borgese Galleries’ Gian Lorenzo Bernini's David is an immensely commanding presence…James C. SchaapSeptember 30, 2022
Blog Consideration I am not a theologian on this blog, or a pastor. I have no authority to say this, but I…James C. SchaapSeptember 16, 2022