Blog My last dance with Ms. Emily Professor Helen Vendler says that Emily Dickinson changed the first word of the fourth line the poem "Safe in their…James C. SchaapNovember 18, 2011
Blog Joe’s Question “Pastor, can I ask you a question?” Joe asked me less than five minutes before the worship service is about…Thomas GoodhartNovember 17, 2011
Blog The Sound of Silence 1 Kings 19:9-14 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ He answered, ‘I have…Jes KastNovember 17, 2011
Blog Communitas As Christians—and most certainly as Trinitarian Christians who believe that God is a vibrant community of love and mutuality among…Scott HoezeeNovember 15, 2011
Blog Why Do I Write? I was supposed to answer the question “Why do I write?” on a page you can find by clicking on…Jeff MunroeNovember 14, 2011
Blog Christian Higher Education: Some Questions Last year I spent three days a week working with the guidance counselor and chaplain of a new high school…Jason LiefNovember 12, 2011
Blog On the Myth of America’s “Christian Foundations” We can say for sure that the United States was not founded on a Christian basis. How do we know?…James BrattNovember 11, 2011
Blog Paterno’s Millstone: A Wake-Up Call for Churches, Communities, Schools I began my day yesterday talking about pastoral care in the midst of grief and loss with twenty-nine seminary students.…Theresa LatiniNovember 10, 2011
Blog “Our” Novelist: Marilynne Robinson? Or Saul Bellow? As an "immigrant" to the Reformed tradition, I have often found that some of the "natives" in the tradition resonate…James K.A SmithNovember 9, 2011
Blog The Path I was staying in a hotel on one of those ubiquitous suburban strips—big box stores, gas stations, car lots, the…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellNovember 8, 2011