A space to be known The first blogpost I ever wrote for the Reformed Journal blog was about the Flint water crisis. It ended with…Kate KooymanDecember 14, 2022
Us / Them I’ve added a new hobby the last few months: I’m a volunteer door-knocker for a candidate I’m supporting in the…Kate KooymanOctober 5, 2022
The Zero Sum Illusion I’m reading a brilliant and challenging book right now, The Sum of Us, whose author argues that white people have…Kate KooymanSeptember 7, 2022
The Hero Shortage Note: I really hope you’ve read Mark Hiskes’ important essay Afraid to Teach which was posted on the website this…Kate KooymanAugust 24, 2022
Poker Face of Christ “After he said these things, Jesus became visibly upset, and then he told them why. ‘One of you is going…Kate KooymanJuly 27, 2022
We Can’t Hear You Dear Congressman, Hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde I went to my fourth grader’s spring choir concert.…Kate KooymanJune 1, 2022
That cop is us I’ve never met Chris Schurr, the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya. But I feel like…Kate KooymanMay 4, 2022
Blog What’s Saving Your Faith Right Now? What’s saving your faith right now? If you read Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor, you might recognize a version…Kate KooymanMarch 9, 2022
Making sense of lament I’ve learned a miracle phrase. I think I learned it from Glennon Doyle’s podcast – a little parenting tip that…Kate KooymanFebruary 9, 2022
Ambiguous Loss A loved one of mine posted some misinformation on Facebook this week. She does that a lot. She is against…Kate KooymanJanuary 12, 2022