“There are two elements of the constitution, wrote Walter Bagehot in 1867, the efficient and the dignified. … The efficient…
Debra RienstraDecember 16, 2016
by Steven Rodriguez I’ve gotten some great feedback for my last article on The Twelve. One interesting thread of conversation…
Steven RodriguezDecember 15, 2016
Note: Every week I post sermon ideas on my Center for Excellence in Preaching website. But every once in a…
Scott HoezeeDecember 13, 2016
by Rebecca Koerselman Historians spend most of their time with sources. We read them, search for them, evaluate them, re-evaluate…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 12, 2016
Jesus returned to Galilee powerful in the Spirit. News that he was back spread through the countryside. He taught in…
Bill MalloneeDecember 11, 2016
by Erica Hughes ‘Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there’s a…
Erica HughesDecember 10, 2016
Some psychologists want to drop the last initial in PTSD. They claim that to call PTSD a "disorder" makes the…
James C. SchaapDecember 9, 2016
by Kate Kooyman “...the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the…
Kate KooymanDecember 8, 2016
I think I scandalized at least a few of my students recently when I admitted in class that I don’t…
Jennifer L. HolbergDecember 7, 2016
