By Brian Keepers This summer I had the opportunity to travel with internationally known artist Joel Schoon-Tanis and twenty-six others…

"Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you…

In June, California became the fifth U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted death, or PAD. Twenty more states are considering legislation.…

The sign out front claims this well-kept church on a hill just north of Flandreau is "The Oldest Continuously Used…

by Al Schipper Going to the beach is not the same thing for my wife and me. She loves to…

The first sermon I preached was on joy. It was the third week in Advent. Mary’s Magnificat guided the worship…

For the most significant times of one's life there are no manuals, no instruction books, no life-event equivalent of TripAdvisor…

A fellow graduate student once informed me that one of the reasons he went into academia was because he could…

by Jennifer Lucking When my husband is surprised that I don’t recognize the latest pop song on the radio, I…

by James Vanden Bosch 1. “Thoughts and Prayers” I’ve been thinking about the dropping value of thoughts and prayers this…