Blog Hope It’s a random memory really, happening sometime in early January of 1989 while visiting my maternal grandparents. I was thirteen…Thomas GoodhartApril 3, 2014
Blog Lenten Lengthening Tom is away this week attending the Steering Committee of the Christian Peacemaker Teams. In his place we introduce the…Thomas GoodhartMarch 20, 2014
Blog Journeys of Faith Together Watching the Olympics in the last month has brought me back to ten years ago when I had the amazing…Thomas GoodhartMarch 6, 2014
Blog Imagination When I last wrote here on the Twelve, I wondered about the role of play in faith development…Thomas GoodhartFebruary 20, 2014
Blog Play and Discipleship A recent study on the cognitive abilities and development of 16-months-old children has me wondering about the role of play…Thomas GoodhartJanuary 23, 2014
Blog Big Bang and a bunch of messed up little ones too In a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, the entire gang—Leonard, Sheldon, Raj, Howard, Penny, Bernadette, and Amy (and…Thomas GoodhartJanuary 9, 2014
Blog Learning Word I don’t mean to speed ahead or jump out of order too quickly, baby Jesus just being born and all…Thomas GoodhartDecember 26, 2013
Blog Nations Learning from Nations In days to come the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and…Thomas GoodhartDecember 12, 2013
Blog Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time abounding with associations, where each item on our often copiously supplied dining table connects us to…Thomas GoodhartNovember 28, 2013
Blog Peace of Christ Be With You Are you for peace? Do you like peace? So what? Seems like rather silly questions. If you’re reading this, whatever…Thomas GoodhartNovember 14, 2013