Onward Christian Soldiers Last week we received a postcard in the church mail. No sender, no note – just this image on the…Laura de JongOctober 22, 2020
Anne Days “Dear old world, you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”That quote greets me every…Laura de JongOctober 8, 2020
Wholeheartedness and Whole30 I don't know about you, but I'm feeling like things are a little bit all over the place these days.…Laura de JongSeptember 24, 2020
Wonderpeople Last weekend I had a transformative experience.Standing beside my friend’s tent-trailer, I suddenly became a different person. All because I…Laura de JongSeptember 10, 2020
Away Home On Tuesday night the Toronto Blue Jays played their first “Home” game in their new home-away-from-home, Sahlen Field, in Buffalo,…Laura de JongAugust 13, 2020
Divine Comedy I didn’t think I’d ever be chums with John Cena, but then I suppose Covid-19 has led us all into…Laura de JongJuly 30, 2020
Enough: A Review of David Zahl’s Seculosity Last week I deleted Facebook from my phone. It was a long time coming. I was tired – tired of…Laura de JongJuly 16, 2020
Swimming in the Detroit River My aunt tried to cross the border last week. She’s a Canadian living in Germany with a daughter living in…Laura de JongJuly 2, 2020
Song Stories One of my summer jobs in college was researching and compiling hymn stories – the history of composers, authors, tunes,…Laura de JongJune 18, 2020
Heavy Lifting SaturdayPianos, it turns out, are heavy. Like, really heavy. Like, three days later, still feeling the back ache heavy.After three…Laura de JongJune 9, 2020