I had a rather startling realization this week: this coming Sunday, one year ago, was the last time my congregation…
Laura de JongMarch 4, 2021
Because, I suppose, God would still have us call him good,he has shone the light of his countenance upon us(here…
Laura de JongFebruary 4, 2021
To tweak the opening sentence of the New York Times from January 21, 1861, “The day to which all have…
Laura de JongJanuary 21, 2021
Note: I uploaded this post yesterday morning...and then yesterday afternoon happened. It seems a bit tone-deaf to write about something…
Laura de JongJanuary 7, 2021
In his perhaps most Ron Weasley-ish moment, Ron responds to Hermione’s description of the many emotions Cho Chang is experiencing…
Laura de JongDecember 24, 2020
Last week I sat perched in my favorite perching place, where fallen tree meets standing tree. The Y-branches of the…
Laura de JongDecember 10, 2020
By now you’ve read all sorts of reasons to support the Reformed Journal and The Twelve. You’ve read about the…
Laura de JongDecember 3, 2020
Two weeks ago, on a warm-for-November Saturday night, I sat in an Adirondack chair beside my friend’s fire pit, an…
Laura de JongNovember 19, 2020
Here’s a conversation I had on Monday.Me: “I have to write my blog yet this week.”Friend: “What are you going…
Laura de JongNovember 5, 2020
