Blog Slaughtering the Sacred Cows It was the only story we heard in our school years, booming from overhead speakers as we marched in parades;…Valerie Van KootenMay 24, 2023
Blog Third Way? Meh In today’s America, there is no appetite, no vision, no group with any size or sway -- inside the church…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellMay 23, 2023
Blog Leaving We drove through the lights of Las Vegas, our feet thrown out of open windows, radio blasting, spent a night…Tami ZietseMay 22, 2023
Blog How to Encourage your Pastor (or anyone else) Tell them about how their work has impacted you. The more specific you can be the better.Jen Holmes CurranMay 21, 2023
Blog Welcome to Heaven Sure, it’s just a silly social media video, but Smith is also ministering to people, helping them process loss and…Allison Vander BroekMay 20, 2023
Blog All Things “Both-and” people -- positive and hopeful, not fearful; bold, not timid; including, not excluding; grateful, not bitter; focused upon abundance,…Duane KeldermanMay 19, 2023
Blog The Tender Months My first novel comes out in the fall. It’s a novel in verse that grew from the seed of a…Dana VanderLugtMay 18, 2023
Blog Listening to Paul in Athens Paul never seemed to proclaim the one, unchanging message the same way twice. As I paged through Acts and read…Jared AyersMay 17, 2023
Blog Gordon Lightfoot’s Pastoral Theology The gifted songwriter and balladeer Gordon Lightfoot passed away recently. I know from my many Canadian friends that he was…Scott HoezeeMay 16, 2023
Blog Each in our own native language One girl spoke in Hindi, the next in Lingala, a boy tried out his Tigrinyan, then another spoke excitedly in…Kathy SchuitemaMay 15, 2023