by Dana Vander Lugt I’m a sucker for all things nostalgic -- old photo albums, worn notes or ticket stubs.…

I'm actually writing this on Tuesday, 18 July--the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death. The date is being commemorated the world…

by Luke Hawley When I got my current gig teaching in a small town in Iowa, I thought of it…

By Brian Keepers This summer I’ve been reading a gem of little book by Marilyn Chandler McEntrye titled Christ My…

by Katy Sundararajan Last week we went to the village where my mother-in-law grew up. Many India villages, including this…

Another summer, another parade of superhero movie releases. Ho hum. Actually, I like superhero movies as much as the next…

"It is best that we do not behold our spiritual beauty." Rev. D. R. Drukker, The Beauty of the Lord.…

I got to church very late last Sunday. So late, in fact, that the minister was leaving the pulpit precisely…

When I was five years old I would line up my stuffed animals into pews. I would grab bread and…

I expect that by October here on The Twelve--and all over the place--we will be writing and reading many'a post…