Blog 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
Blog 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
Blog 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
Blog Fourth Presbyterian Church, South Boston I am missing many things about my life in Boston, but the church I attended, Fourth Presbyterian, is one of…Jessica BrattAugust 13, 2012
Blog Here’s What’s Cookin’ A couple weeks ago, Jessica Bratt wrote about “curating” her stuff in the process of moving across the country. Her…Debra RienstraAugust 11, 2012
Blog Mansions of glory The shot is not sharp, but you get the picture. That's the ocean out there in the background, and the…James C. SchaapAugust 10, 2012
Blog Wrestling with Truth and Ideology National Public Radio is doing a series they’ve titled “First and Main” visiting swing counties in swing states often near…Thomas GoodhartAugust 9, 2012
Blog Jesus is a Moonwalking Bear 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 8, 2012
Blog Senseless Today I was going to blog about Chick-fil-A but since I am really tired of this story—and since most everything…Scott HoezeeAugust 7, 2012
Blog Fun Facts “When you’re through learning, you’re through,” the old adage goes, and here’s what I’ve learned in the two weeks since…Jeff MunroeAugust 6, 2012