The birth of the child is the focal point of God’s communion with the whole of creation. This is the…
Debra RienstraDecember 25, 2021
Emily Dickinson and I have one thing in common. We both had fathers who, in her words, “frowned on Santa…
John J. TimmermanDecember 23, 2021
If there was ever a time to go out of your way to get people feeling connected, it’s now. I
Olivia MasonDecember 22, 2021
The ancient hymn suggests a reality between what we can know from empirical science and what we consign to metaphor.…
Tim Van DeelenDecember 21, 2021
Many whose church affiliation was tenuous before the pandemic have found they can go on fine without coming back. Some…
Jeff MunroeDecember 20, 2021
If the Christmas story loses its grit, so does the call of Jesus. Indulgent emotionalism makes the cross as only…
Nate PyleDecember 19, 2021
If we could fill a balloon with all that excitement built up throughout childhood, I think we’d float away!
Katy SundararajanDecember 18, 2021
Mary pondered all the things. I love this little bit in Luke 2. In the blaze and rush of the…
Heidi S. De JongeDecember 17, 2021
I am encouraged again to live in this real world, to share space with real people; not pretending our history…
Nathan GroenewoldDecember 16, 2021
