Summer driving season affords an opportunity to listen to music over and over. Knowing how many times I’ve listened to…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 15, 2013
The question—can churches split?—reminds me of the bromide attributed to Samuel Clemens. Do you believe in infant baptism? Believe in…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 18, 2013
in one year. We all are familiar with those programs that provide a schedule to read the entire Bible in…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 4, 2013
The Sunday after Pentecost, this coming Sunday, is known as Trinity Sunday. I used to make fun of Trinity Sunday.…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 21, 2013
The Boston Marathon bombing seems like increasingly "old-news," although Jeff Munroe’s post last week, "I’m Not Done With Boston" generated…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 7, 2013
You’re watching Jeopardy. The category is “Pastoral Conversations.” The answer is “A stick that smart men use to beat up…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 23, 2013
Last Saturday, Debra Rienstra looked at the well-known post-Easter story of Jesus and “doubting Thomas,” and the great crescendo at…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 9, 2013
Bad joke alert! Brace yourself.“So,” says the fitness buff to the pastor, “what kind of pilates was this ‘Pontius’ that…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMarch 25, 2013
The Papal Conclave is here. With no presidential horserace to handicap, the media has turned its attention to Rome. People…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMarch 12, 2013
