Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 This past week, Rev. Kendra Van Houten and I were trying to plan a…
Renée HouseMarch 14, 2021
There isn't much we know about Aunt Gertie's death. It happened on a foggy night in November, 1949, along a…
James C. SchaapMarch 12, 2021
We Americans like to think we have no social classes. The founders of the new nation forbade all titles of…
David HoekemaMarch 11, 2021
I remember the day I was formally introduced to my white Christian privilege. It was September 4, 2015. I was…
Beth CarrollMarch 9, 2021
As a bellwether of middle America, Wheel of Fortune is pretty accurate. The Wheel has gone to a place the…
Jeff MunroeMarch 8, 2021
Anger is the energy that fuels a response to injustice. It is natural to us and natural to God in…
Melody MeeterMarch 7, 2021
I was struck by the role of collective action and human connection in sustaining a movement in the face of…
Allison Vander BroekMarch 6, 2021
A certain brother committed an offense in Scete, the camp of the monks, and when a congregation was assembled on…
Jason LiefMarch 5, 2021
