Death has been in the air lately. There were the funerals of John McCain and Aretha Franklin, minutely analyzed in…
James BrattSeptember 13, 2018
Last week I was leafing through some back pages in the history of my own congregation, Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed…
James BrattAugust 25, 2018
With the 4th of July on the horizon, I’d like to pick up on Tom Boogaart’s recent post about pledging…
James BrattJune 30, 2018
By James Bratt Every now and then a past American president undergoes a radical change in historical reputation. The starkest…
James BrattJune 20, 2018
By James Bratt When I was a kid, I never got the big deal about Pentecost. For one, it didn’t…
James BrattMay 19, 2018
by James Bratt I recently attended a conference at Notre Dame honoring the career of Mark Noll. As one of…
James BrattMay 5, 2018
Last week Thomas Goodhart bid adieu to his regular slot on this blog. Today is my turn. The most immediate…
James BrattJuly 30, 2016
I was asked to speak this week at a teach-in addressing the latest spate of racially charged killings involving police—killings…
James BrattJuly 15, 2016
Since I’ve drawn holiday-weekend duty, I need to gin up something about the holiday. And if something worked well along…
James BrattJuly 2, 2016
