Blog Profundities, Fun Facts, and Trivia The third-annual collection of bits, pieces, and trivia. I hope you find a couple that are interesting, or at least…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 16, 2018
Blog Where the Bodies are Buried Long term pastorates are often recognized and celebrated for the depth of relationships, the continuity and trust that develop over…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 18, 2018
Blog The End of Wedding Season Wedding season is about finished. I presided at only one wedding this summer—a bright couple I’ve known quite a while.…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 4, 2018
Blog Take a Holiday in Spain I will set out by way of you to Spain, and I know that when I come to you, I…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 21, 2018
Blog Voting, Democracy, Majorities and the Church I see there is an effort out there to do away with the Electoral College in presidential elections in the…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 26, 2018
Blog Grandpa, Galatians, and Gays Albert Brunsting on his wedding day My grandfather died in 1971. He was “only” 74, but he seemed ancient to…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 12, 2018
Blog You Can’t Go Home Again “You can’t go home again.” I’ve never read Thomas Wolfe and doubt I could answer a single a Jeopardy question…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 15, 2018
Blog Adventures in Foot Washing Nineteen years ago we started washing feet at our Maundy Thursday worship service. This isn’t so much a “success story,”…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 1, 2018
Blog A Reader Responds If you follow The Twelve with any regularity, you may recognize the name Marty Wondaal. Marty often comments on the…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 17, 2018
Blog Dancing in Dubuque Dubuque, Iowa is a middle-size city on the Mississippi River where Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin meet. It’s a rather gritty…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 3, 2018