Two weeks ago, I suggested that the church manifests significant conformity to the world when it is motivated by fear…
Theresa LatiniFebruary 27, 2014
I am no philosopher, nor a philosopher’s son. I am not even a herdsman or nor a dresser of sycamore…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellFebruary 24, 2014
Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed piece, “Professors, We Need You!,” struck a chord with me last week. I deeply respect Kristof’s work,…
Jessica BrattFebruary 24, 2014
Who can withstand his icy blast?Ps. 147:17 To those among our readers who do not live in the wintry climes…
Debra RienstraFebruary 22, 2014
On Saturday, January 2, 1847, a young Senecan named Ha-sa-no-an-da, or Ely Parker, then just 18 years old, visited the…
James C. SchaapFebruary 21, 2014
When I last wrote here on the Twelve, I wondered about the role of play in faith development…
Thomas GoodhartFebruary 20, 2014
While the Rev. Jes Kast-Keat is enjoying vacation, she invites the Rev. John Russell Stanger to write for The Twelve.…
Jes KastFebruary 19, 2014
In the wonderfully comic and deeply poignant 1987 film Broadcast News, William Hurt plays Tom Grunick, an empty-headed but ruggedly…
Scott HoezeeFebruary 18, 2014
Do you have any idea what day it is? According to ads in last Friday’s Holland Sentinel, today is either…
Jeff MunroeFebruary 17, 2014
