Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell

I will set out by way of you to Spain, and I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. Romans 15:28-29   Last month, I was on vacation in…

I see there is an effort out there to do away with the Electoral College in presidential elections in the United States. If I thought it had even the slightest chance of succeeding, I could get behind it. Before all…

Albert Brunsting on his wedding day My grandfather died in 1971. He was “only” 74, but he seemed ancient to me. I was twelve years old. My memories are hazy and might better be called impressions. My grandfather wasn’t really…

“You can’t go home again.” I’ve never read Thomas Wolfe and doubt I could answer a single a Jeopardy question about him. Nonetheless, his saying (book title, actually) rings true. When I told my dad, many years ago, that we…

Nineteen years ago we started washing feet at our Maundy Thursday worship service. This isn’t so much a “success story,” more of a “how my mind has changed.” In that way, perhaps it is a success. When we first suggested…

Jon Witt is a sociologist who teaches at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He is the author of Soc, one the most popular introductory sociology textbooks worldwide, as well as The Big Picture: A Sociology Primer. He is also a…