Blog Names & Power The first football game I ever attended in Iowa pitted the Dutch against the Norse. Who knew such strong ethnic…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 19, 2020
Blog Endearing, Muslim Millennial: Ramy Can a flailing, often failing, young Muslim man present the most appealing portrayal of “religion” on recent television? A millennial…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 4, 2020
Blog A Mansion Just Over the Hilltop I'm satisfied with just a cottage belowA little silver and a little goldBut in that city where the ransomed will…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 7, 2020
Blog To Be a Witness I never did put a fish sticker on the back of my car. Many years ago, I considered it for…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 23, 2020
Blog Two Takes on a Pandemic Jesus says, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost,…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 26, 2020
Blog Pandemic, Postponing, and Polity When the Covid-19 pandemic appeared, it soon became apparent that most annual gatherings of Christian denominations in the USA would…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 14, 2020
Blog Three Sweet Stories I flatter myself and say that someday historians will note when The Twelve stopped being All-COVID-19-All-the-Time as an important landmark…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellApril 28, 2020
Blog Annoying Critics “I wish you would tell my pastor that ‘the love of money is the root of all evil.’ Money is…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMarch 3, 2020
Blog Without Guile So Little Women didn’t win the Oscar for Best Film. It’s only win was for costume design. I’m in no…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellFebruary 18, 2020
Blog Moving the Goalposts and Kicking the Can Football season is at last over, but imagine this scenario. Your team is ahead by a point or two. Your…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellFebruary 4, 2020