Pete was raised in smalltown Iowa by a Lutheran father and a Mennonite mother.

Recently while digging through boxes, I found a decorative cross that belonged to my grandmother. I’m not sure if she…

Listen when I say that it’s okay to want compassion and kindness for yourself.

Nothing actually changes about who or how we are, but during Lent, with the mindset that we “strap on,” our…

Eight years ago today, Avery Huffman took her last breath on this side of eternity.

Today marks 22 years since I was a 22-year-old leaving Switzerland after a six-month stint as an au pair.

The problem is that humans want to be more than what they were created to be. They were created to…

Last week at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary we hosted the Symposium on Worship as co-sponsored by the Calvin…

I’ve heard many opinions concerning what is and is not appropriate to teach in schools. The battles over curriculum are…

Sometimes, when I am improvising with the music, I feel as if the Spirit is taking my violin and producing…