Blog Blood and Water FlowedA man in my community died last month. After a twelve month tangle with glioblastoma, he entered a ten-day rapid…Heidi S. De JongeAugust 12, 2022
Blog What’s In a Name?Last week The Reformed Journal linked to a sermon video and transcript by Diana Butler Bass, given at the Wild…Laura de JongAugust 11, 2022
Blog Sabbath SongSomewhere north of Akron, we stumbled on a sage interview the late Eugene Peterson did with Krista Tippett for NPR’s…Jared AyersAugust 10, 2022
Blog Postcard from the LakeMy family and I recently went camping on the shores of Lake Michigan. I spent every second I could next…Dana VanderLugtAugust 9, 2022
Blog The Lord’s ArmySome of those jingly jangly camp songs still pop into my head from time to time (this one, in the…Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 8, 2022
Blog A Letter to Arie and Hattie (and all who are baptized)Being a family always involves a risk. But being a family of adoption brings special challenges and maybe even greater…Sophie Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 7, 2022
Blog At What Point Do I Get Rid of This?I did not realize that carpet replacement would be a spiritual experience, but it turned out to be a massive…Debra RienstraAugust 6, 2022
Blog What I learned from Mrs. Grierson*That Alice Kirk Grierson loved her husband is clear from the letters she sent him, full of devotion that wasn't…James C. SchaapAugust 5, 2022
Blog Impractical LoveImpractical is a dodge, it gives cover to the status quo. It’s a failure of imagination.Tim Van DeelenAugust 4, 2022
Blog Nothing Blue Can StayI’m technically on vacation right now. “Technically,” because I did spend time finishing a syllabus on Saturday and I did go into work today…Jennifer L. HolbergAugust 3, 2022