Blog A Broken Advent I have a really pathetic Advent candle situation happening in my house this season. It’s because the taper candles I…Kate KooymanDecember 15, 2021
Blog Delight When we aim to delight readers, we aim to do so not by eschewing the world, but by engaging it.Kate KooymanDecember 1, 2021
Blog A Shot of Trust My kids got their COVID-19 shots yesterday. When my husband brought them home from Walgreens, he described it as a…Kate KooymanNovember 10, 2021
Blog Degrowth When I was in college, I was a counselor at a Christian summer camp in Michigan. Every session a volunteer…Kate KooymanOctober 13, 2021
Blog Go slow My mom had a major joint replacement surgery this week. Before the surgery she was telling me about how long…Kate KooymanSeptember 15, 2021
Blog It’s grief. I snapped at a dear friend last week. I blame COVID. Well, I blame myself actually, but COVID goaded me…Kate KooymanAugust 18, 2021
Blog Reparations and Hope Mostly I find the internet to be a soul-sucking place lately. But yesterday I discovered something that was so utterly…Kate KooymanJuly 21, 2021
Blog Falling Overboard My dad loved to be on a boat. He'd whip us around the lake in a speedboat while we clung…Kate KooymanJune 17, 2021
Blog A Psalm for those who languish The New York Times published a piece last week about a mental health state called “languishing” — a state of…Kate KooymanMay 6, 2021
Blog Profoundly Committed to Racism Dr. Willie Jennings grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Recently, on Kate Bowler’s podcast, he was asked what it was…Kate KooymanApril 22, 2021