At the beginning of the month, I participated in a learning trip to Northern Ireland, studying peacemaking and reconciliation with…
Laura de JongJanuary 25, 2024
I’m taking to heart Steve’s admonition to not be an Advent snob. So much so that I’m jumping right past…
Laura de JongDecember 7, 2023
Hopefully this blog serves for you as its own kind of wild geese, calling our attention to those things we…
Laura de JongNovember 30, 2023
I was having drinks with a friend on Saturday night when a woman at the table next to ours made…
Laura de JongNovember 2, 2023
There is nothing new under the sun. In July, 2006, Hezbollah fighters fired rockets from Lebanon into Israel as a…
Laura de JongOctober 19, 2023
There I was, just sitting on my couch, when the ducks in dresses appeared. Not literally. Unfortunately. Rather, through that…
Laura de JongOctober 5, 2023
I’ve been thinking a lot about truth-telling lately.I’m working on a presentation for a preaching conference next month. I’ve titled…
Laura de JongSeptember 21, 2023
I got Covid last week, and it knocked me right out. Which meant I spent a lot of time on…
Laura de JongSeptember 7, 2023
Two weeks ago, I visited the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, where Rembrandt van Rijn lived, painted, and sold paintings…
Laura de JongAugust 24, 2023
