For the past two weeks my family and I have been hanging out in Grand Rapids where I've been immersed…
Jason LiefJuly 19, 2013
In recent weeks, I’ve been reading a lot about wisdom, and longing for more of it in my life. Wisdom…
Theresa LatiniJuly 18, 2013
Those beautiful, melancholy lines from the Book of Common Prayer—“in the midst of life, we are in death”—have become a…
Jennifer L. HolbergJuly 17, 2013
I just returned from Minnesota, from a writing workshop called “Deepening Words: Writing and the Spiritual Life,” led by writer…
Jessica BrattJuly 15, 2013
Summer driving season affords an opportunity to listen to music over and over. Knowing how many times I’ve listened to…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJuly 15, 2013
For the past several summers, I’ve taken a yoga class with a number of my colleagues at Calvin. For the…
Debra RienstraJuly 12, 2013
James Russell Lowell, who stood grandly among the literary luminaries of the mid-19th century, created a darling series of…
James C. SchaapJuly 12, 2013
The July issue of the National Geographic magazine has an incredible article about the haymaking practiced in the small villages…
Thomas GoodhartJuly 11, 2013
“What do we progressive Christians use for devotional resources?” Welcome to a little insider pastoral conversation in my office. This…
Jes KastJuly 10, 2013
