Last week following the New Year—and during Epiphany to be exact—I finally had the opportunity to go home for a…
Thomas GoodhartJanuary 12, 2012
The hardest work I ever did was a three-week stint--that's all--with a road crew cutting sod and laying it down…
James C. SchaapJanuary 11, 2012
(Note: This post was actually my sermon-starter idea for the January 8 Lectionary text of Genesis 1:1-5 but it can…
Scott HoezeeJanuary 10, 2012
I recently finished reading Eugene Peterson’s memoir The Pastor. It took me several months to get up the gumption to…
Jeff MunroeJanuary 9, 2012
There were some excellent posts this week - some real heavy hitters. Theresa's post on vocation was excellent, so…
Jason LiefJanuary 7, 2012
Bachman Back to Kuyper? Now that Michelle Bachman has dropped her campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, perhaps we…
James BrattJanuary 6, 2012
Now that Michelle Bachman has dropped her campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, perhaps we can put to rest—again—a…
James BrattJanuary 6, 2012
Shortly after I got married, I made a “stunning” discovery (one of many to follow!): my spouse did not find…
Theresa LatiniJanuary 5, 2012
The kids are not all right. That is the evidence-based, data-driven picture that is emerging from sociologist Christian Smith's National…
James K.A SmithJanuary 4, 2012
