Pete was raised in smalltown Iowa by a Lutheran father and a Mennonite mother.
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellFebruary 20, 2024
My aim today is to irritate the Advent purists among us. I used to be one.
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 4, 2023
My own disappointments and concerns are allayed somehow when I see others facing different, yet still similar, difficulties.
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellNovember 21, 2023
Pastors, like everyone else, need appreciation. What they don’t need is some bauble declaring them to be “The World’s Greatest…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 24, 2023
Every now and again I toss together a collection of trivia, oddities, and annoying observations. Here’s my latest edition.
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 10, 2023
We’re saying “No more dogs.” It's hard to think that this aspect of my life is over.
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 26, 2023
In our current context, I notice that “magical” is a favored, sacred adjective. Is that the power of Disney?
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 23, 2023
