Change and decay…and a little bit of hope The older I get, the more vividly I come to understand that scowl on the face of both father and…James C. SchaapAugust 24, 2012
A Wandering Aramean Was My Ancestor…, Part 2 (This is part 2. The earlier posting can be found here.) “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor” was part of…Thomas GoodhartAugust 23, 2012
Brave New Church Jes is away today, and her husband Jim is pinch-hitting. Jim Kast-Keat is a divergent thinker, ideation specialist, and aspiring minimalist.…Jim Kast-KeatAugust 22, 2012
Progress? In the grand scheme of things the year 1880 was not really all that long ago. In my lifetime I’ve…Scott HoezeeAugust 21, 2012
The Difference This Time is Ryan, not Religion With the recent announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, the major party slates are set and…Jeff MunroeAugust 20, 2012
The Morality of Meth and a Foot Massage Imagine you if you had a violent drug dealer chained to a pole in your basement - the result of…Jason LiefAugust 17, 2012
Numbering Days August is the sweltering month. At least that’s how I used to remember it. Maybe because my family, when I…The 12 EditorAugust 17, 2012
Thou Shalt Not Create Enemy Images: Christian Life and Presidential Politics As a young child, I, like so many others throughout church history, was taught the Ten Commandments as part of…Theresa LatiniAugust 16, 2012
Enough Recipes seem to be a theme here at The Twelve of late (check out Debra Rienstra’s post, “Here’s What’s Cookin’”…Jennifer L. HolbergAugust 15, 2012
The Laying on of Hands: Celebration and Lament Lynn Japinga is substituting for Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell while he is on sabbatical. She is a religion professor at Hope College…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 14, 2012