Iowa officially joined the United States in 1846, and fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War.…
Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 25, 2021
When it comes to housework, no one notices it unless you don’t do it. In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich published…
Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 30, 2021
The degree to which culture intersects with Christianity has always been tricky. Some see Christianity above culture, in culture, separate…
Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 2, 2021
I have to admit that the title was a turn off. For me, it conjured up saccharine stories in the…
Rebecca KoerselmanJuly 19, 2021
Apparently pageants are still a thing. In the words of one of my favorite sportswriters, Frank DeFord, “maligned by one…
Rebecca KoerselmanJune 21, 2021
In 1971, Mary Garst of Coon Rapids, IA and Betty Kitzman of Ames, IA argued quite forcefully that the League…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 24, 2021
A graduating college senior explained that he lived a life that often felt stuck between two different sides. His father…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 10, 2021
As the nation follows the trial of white police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the killing of African American George…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 12, 2021
The New York Times article described it as a “familiar thorn for evangelicals.” Once again, evangelicals and sex are in…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 29, 2021
