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Jennifer L. Holberg

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“This rather ridiculous performance”

My minister is currently preaching a sermon series for Lent on “sabbath,” encouraging us to think both theologically and practically about cultivating hearts and habits

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Emily’s Wuthering Valentine

With Valentine’s Day looming on the weekend, who can blame the marketers of the newest Wuthering Heights film for deciding to release the film to

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Stacking It Up

Last week on the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing’s blog, I reflected a bit on the onslaught of end of the year “best-of” book

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Rejoicing in Spite of Ourselves

This past week in Advent, we made it to the fancily named Gaudete Sunday—or, translating the Latin, “Rejoice” Sunday. Lighting the pink candle, singing “Joy

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Surprising Tales

You never do know how many monkey stories somebody has. It’s what I like about what we have going here at Reformed Journal: we’re a

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A life less difficult

Last week I had the opportunity to speak on a faculty panel to our university’s Board of Trustees. Our topic: shared governance. Perhaps your eyes

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In hope

As has become my custom, I’m so grateful to be able to share another profound prayer by my friend and colleague, Jane Zwart, which she

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The View from 35 Years

Next Wednesday morning, I’ll be hitting a career milestone: the start of my 35th year of teaching. Perhaps more amazingly (to me anyway) is that it’s

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