Blog Van Raalte’s Stump Sermon What caught my eye was the object upon which the Bible rested. Covered with a thick cloth but bark clearly…Tom BoogaartAugust 5, 2024
Blog Jesus Hates Me! Boxcars are moving billboards; someone wanted this message of hate to be seen by thousands of people waiting at intersections…Tom BoogaartJune 19, 2023
Blog One Flower or Twenty Flowers Let not your heart be distracted by many things. There is a fullness that is emptiness, and an emptiness that…Tom BoogaartAugust 20, 2022
Blog The Ants Are My Companions I have been searching for the right word to convey humankind’s relationship to the rest of the created order and…Tom BoogaartJuly 18, 2022
Blog Walking Through a Forest at Sunset I have always felt that trees were my siblings and that their branches were arms embracing me. They have absorbed…Tom BoogaartFebruary 1, 2022
Blog Martin Luther King Jr., Compassion Fatigue, and God the Insomniac In telling us about his epiphany, Dr. King was offering hope for those of us who struggle for justice, peace,…Tom BoogaartJanuary 17, 2022
Blog Passing on the Blessing No experience in life was richer than that of bringing our grandchildren to play at the feet of their great…Tom BoogaartJune 29, 2021
Blog Caught Up in the Rhythms of Old Third Reformed Church Every nook and cranny of this old wooden ark of a church held memories, and they came flooding back to…Tom BoogaartApril 5, 2021
Blog The Reality of God-forsakenness I found Mark’s portrayal of Jesus’ forsakenness too much to bear.Tom BoogaartMarch 10, 2021
Blog All Geography Is Spiritual I walked through the tunnel which burrowed through a sand dune and opened onto a deck with a view of…Tom BoogaartNovember 18, 2020