Essay Joe’s Question“Pastor, can I ask you a question?” Joe asked me less than five minutes before the worship service is about…Thomas GoodhartNovember 17, 2011
Essay The Sound of Silence1 Kings 19:9-14 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He answered, ‘I have…Jes KastNovember 17, 2011
Essay CommunitasAs Christians—and most certainly as Trinitarian Christians who believe that God is a vibrant community of love and mutuality among…Scott HoezeeNovember 15, 2011
Essay Why Do I Write?I was supposed to answer the question “Why do I write?” on a page you can find by clicking on…Jeff MunroeNovember 14, 2011
Essay Christian Higher Education: Some Questions Last year I spent three days a week working with the guidance counselor and chaplain of a new high school…Jason LiefNovember 12, 2011
Essay On the Myth of America’s “Christian Foundations”We can say for sure that the United States was not founded on a Christian basis. How do we know?…James BrattNovember 11, 2011
Essay Paterno’s Millstone: A Wake-Up Call for Churches, Communities, SchoolsI began my day yesterday talking about pastoral care in the midst of grief and loss with twenty-nine seminary students.…Theresa LatiniNovember 10, 2011
Essay “Our” Novelist: Marilynne Robinson? Or Saul Bellow?As an "immigrant" to the Reformed tradition, I have often found that some of the "natives" in the tradition resonate…James K.A SmithNovember 9, 2011
Essay The PathI was staying in a hotel on one of those ubiquitous suburban strips—big box stores, gas stations, car lots, the…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellNovember 8, 2011
Essay InvitationInvitationMary OliverOh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busyand very important dayfor the goldfinchesthat have…Jessica BrattNovember 7, 2011