It's a story I never tired of telling, and it happened just last week--well, July 15, 1838 (and, no, I…
James C. SchaapJuly 25, 2013
In New York City space equals money. Let me offer two examples that surprised this Midwestern transplant. I am a…
Jes KastJuly 24, 2013
A time or two in the past here on The Twelve I have mused a bit about the lack of…
Scott HoezeeJuly 23, 2013
Knowing that Shin Soo-Choo is playing the outfield in Cincinnati makes it easier for me gather the strength to face…
Jeff MunroeJuly 22, 2013
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
On the road yet again this week, this time in St. Louis for a conference on early American history. On…
James BrattJuly 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
