Blog Perfect Attendance “Regular” worship attendance is now defined as participating twice in one month, according to EWSA, Evangelical Worship Statistics of America.…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 3, 2016
Blog To Draw is to Pray by Brian Keepers The rhododendrons encamped around my house are in full bloom. Little balls of pinkish-purple hue are bursting…Brian KeepersMay 2, 2016
Blog The Sixth Sunday of Easter John 5.1-9 by Thom Fiet The scriptures are full of haymaker questions. The first question in the Bible is from…Thom FietMay 1, 2016
Blog A Memoir in Psalms “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.” -- Psalm 84:5 Combine Bono,…Debra RienstraApril 29, 2016
Blog Church softball and middle-ring politics For a decade at least, we've spent hours and days and years and ages, or so it seems, at old…James C. SchaapApril 29, 2016
Blog A New Attitude Yesterday here at The Twelve the Rev. Annie Reilly gave a thoughtful, pastoral, personal, and theologically honest and astute reflection…Thomas GoodhartApril 28, 2016
Blog Confession of a Special Council Participant Jes Kast-Keat has asked Reverend Annie Reilly to write today. We welcome Rev. Reilly. Yesterday, the report from the Special Council…Jes KastApril 27, 2016
Blog Praying Beyond the News Cycle I have long been an advocate for pastoral prayers that evince a capaciousness of thought and perspective. It's too easy…Scott HoezeeApril 26, 2016
Blog I’m Not a Racist, But… (part 2) by Rebecca Koerselman It’s the twenty-first century and Americans have realized that racism is bad. However, it seems a craftier,…Rebecca KoerselmanApril 25, 2016
Blog The Fifth Sunday of Easter John 13.31-35 by Thom Fiet The passage for this fifth Sunday has Jesus announcing to his disciples that they will…Thom FietApril 24, 2016