Blog The Beauty and Multiplicity of the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in…The 12 EditorDecember 23, 2011
Blog The Temptations of Assimilation: Schilder our Bellow? In the second part of his essay, "The Jewish Writer in America," Saul Bellow notes that while the Jewish writer…James K.A SmithDecember 21, 2011
Blog The art of the non-anxious presence (Originally posted on Call and Response on July 12, 2010) Staring at people and crying are two things New Yorkers…Jessica BrattDecember 19, 2011
Blog Last Minute Gifts for that Hard-to-Please Calvinist on Your List As usual, these December days are zinging by us at twice the speed of other months. No doubt you’re earnestly…Debra RienstraDecember 17, 2011
Blog Redeeming the dance A half a century ago, I was a kid in a Sunday school class taught by a man who’d taught…James C. SchaapDecember 16, 2011
Blog Of Newt and Leila I’ll call her “Leila.” That’s not her real name, but given possible security repercussion we’ll leave it at that. She…Thomas GoodhartDecember 16, 2011
Blog J.O.Y. ? Throughout the season of Advent the church is invited to reflect on hope, peace, joy, and love. The third week…Jes KastDecember 15, 2011
Blog Private and Personal? In the midst of this Advent Season when radio stations and mall Muzak are willing to cut loose with songs…Scott HoezeeDecember 13, 2011
Blog A Son of a Shepherd and Joy We light the third advent candle – the curiously pink candle – for the shepherds and the quality of joy.…Jeff MunroeDecember 12, 2011