A “polar vortex” descended upon us here in Michigan at the tail end of the holiday break, extending school vacations…
Debra RienstraJanuary 11, 2014
In a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, the entire gang—Leonard, Sheldon, Raj, Howard, Penny, Bernadette, and Amy (and…
Thomas GoodhartJanuary 9, 2014
I am not interested in just thinking about theology. I am interested in living theology. The first time someone captured…
Jes KastJanuary 8, 2014
I'm a sucker for highway signs. Wall Drug, Ruby Falls, Mail Pouch, Burma Shave . . . a well done…
Jeff MunroeJanuary 5, 2014
Today we welcome guest blogger Chuck DeGroat. Chuck teaches counseling and pastoral care at Western Theological Seminary, in Holland, Michigan.…
Chuck DeGroatJanuary 4, 2014
The New York Times recently ran an Op-Ed piece by Michael Moore on the topic of Obamacare. True to form,…
Jason LiefJanuary 2, 2014
At one point in T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, the speaker has a rather Dantean meeting with one of his long-dead…
Jennifer L. HolbergJanuary 1, 2014
What is it about the end of the year that makes us turn to stout and solemn hymns? While the…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 30, 2013
I learned about the recent “elf on a shelf” trend on the day after Thanksgiving, when the plane I was…
Jessica BrattDecember 30, 2013
