11:45PM 6/25 I’m sitting on edge watching the Texas senate showdown. There are 15 minutes left and Senator Davis has…
Jes KastJune 26, 2013
Two Thursdays, two meals. The first: a far-too-normal day that didn’t have time for lunch in it. I’m about to…
Jeff MunroeJune 24, 2013
We all have biases when it comes to a sense of place. Most of us struggle to break free from…
Jason LiefJune 22, 2013
My wife and I have been traveling around the Netherlands the past ten days on a trip with our adult…
The 12 EditorJune 21, 2013
In recent weeks, I’ve suggested that church leaders who are committed to the principles of compassionate communication, who are trained…
Theresa LatiniJune 20, 2013
As long as I have been in the field of English, the humanities have been in “crisis.” (I’m not going…
Jennifer L. HolbergJune 19, 2013
The question—can churches split?—reminds me of the bromide attributed to Samuel Clemens. Do you believe in infant baptism? Believe in…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellJune 18, 2013
Yesterday I did something I hadn’t done in five years. I was pouring a bowl of cereal and a piece…
Jessica BrattJune 17, 2013
I have never read an Amish romance novel. I tried once—not very hard—and couldn’t do it, couldn’t even get past…
Debra RienstraJune 15, 2013
