What does it mean to engage with this world, in all its beauty and its ugliness? How do we press…
Laura de JongDecember 2, 2021
Taizé European Meeting, Rome, New Year’s 2012-13 In the cathedral, she lights a candle with a long yellow taper,her back…
Laura de JongSeptember 30, 2021
If you heard the faint sound of collective weeping last Tuesday, and weren’t sure how to account for it, wonder…
Laura de JongSeptember 16, 2021
The gravestone wasn’t otherwise remarkable. It stood by itself at a bend in the road, tucked far into the lower,…
Laura de JongSeptember 2, 2021
The joke turned on me with a rather stunning swiftness.My brother and I had just set out on a three-day…
Laura de JongAugust 19, 2021
I asked my boyfriend what I should write about this week. “Communication,” he joked. “How obnoxious men are. How relationships…
Laura de JongAugust 5, 2021
A few years ago, I attended a workshop at the Calvin Worship Symposium presented by David Taylor, professor of theology…
Laura de JongJuly 8, 2021
Sometimes all it takes is one sentence in a commentary to set the direction for a sermon.Last week it was…
Laura de JongJune 24, 2021
There are some words in the Dutch language that just can’t be translated properly into English.Benauwd. Verklempt. Voorpret.And gezellig (pronounced…
Laura de JongJune 10, 2021
