Blog Slouching Toward Augustine "We worshipped Jesus instead of following him on his same path. We made Jesus into a mere religion instead of…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 8, 2019
Blog Crazy Eights Anticipation has been growing. The excitement is almost palpable. Yes, it is true. Back despite absolutely no popular demand, for…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 10, 2019
Blog My Bus Ride This summer we’ve been preaching on food, meals, and banquets in the Bible. What comes to your mind? What stories…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 27, 2019
Blog The Incarnation Principle “Hey, could you help me put together some key verses about women in leadership in the church, and maybe too,…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 16, 2019
Blog Zacchaeus and the Church Elves If you’re of a certain age, (or possibly any age?) you can’t hear the story of Zacchaeus without breaking into…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 2, 2019
Blog Waltzing with the Trinity Yesterday was Pentecost, meaning that this coming Sunday is known as Trinity Sunday. I used to make fun of Trinity…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 10, 2019
Blog Is No Thing Sacred? The adult discussion group at church was talking about “Faith and Creation Care.” As expected, the creation stories of Genesis…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 31, 2019
Blog Happy Birthday to Dort In an odd, little corner of the world that I sometimes inhabit, people are celebrating the four-hundredth anniversary of the…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 21, 2019
Blog Can We Do Better? Reformed Sorrow & Responsibility for Anti-Semitism The Reformed tradition gives us so many reasons not to hate, not to be white nationalists, not to be anti-Semitic.…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 7, 2019
Blog Resurrection and Our Past The resurrection of Jesus Christ is so mighty, so deep, so all-encompassing, it invites us to go into our pasts,…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 23, 2019