Metaphors and other descriptors, like men's ties and women's scarves, move in and out of style. No respectable preacher can…

Space is important to me. In particular, the space of my office is important to me, not only because it's…

“There’s nothing as dangerous as a woman who knows herself. There’s nothing as powerful as woman who knows herself.” –…

This one goes out to the beltless ones, the ones who forget their music at home, the ones who scrounge…

Recently on the Groundwork radio program I am privileged to co-host along with Rev. David Bast, we did a four-part…

Rebecca Koerselman is away. Today The Twelve welcomes Randolph Johnson. As teachers, we can sometimes become preoccupied with our own…

by Trygve Johnson At Hope College, where I serve as Dean of the Chapel, our scripture for the year has…

by Scott Culpepper On the morning of May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn lost her head. Literally! Convicted of treason and…

Last Monday a friend and I pulled up to a duplex in Pella, Iowa to load some books into the…

by Kate Kooyman I sat in a room this week with moms and dads who learned about how they can…