Blog Look Lower Sometimes all it takes is one sentence in a commentary to set the direction for a sermon.Last week it was…Laura de JongJune 24, 2021
Blog Ephemera Mayflies rank among the most beautiful in the animal kingdom, the graceful curves, the long and elegant tails, the diaphanous…Tim Van DeelenJune 23, 2021
Blog “And Still . . .?” A couple weeks ago my Center hosted a gathering of pastors who have been serving as Peer Group Leaders in…Scott HoezeeJune 22, 2021
Blog Pageantry Apparently pageants are still a thing. In the words of one of my favorite sportswriters, Frank DeFord, “maligned by one…Rebecca KoerselmanJune 21, 2021
Blog Waiting for Fireflies One hundred years of undisturbed tranquility now produced aromas and sounds that would make any forest breather smile.Al SchipperJune 20, 2021
Blog Endlessly Remarkable Quiddity Like most butterflies, monarchs specialize in one host plant: in their case, it’s milkweed. That’s their nursery. Accept no substitutes.Debra RienstraJune 19, 2021
Blog What’s on deck It doesn't bug me. The truth is, I love it, but it does scare me a bit: my granddaughter is…James C. SchaapJune 18, 2021
Blog Falling Overboard My dad loved to be on a boat. He'd whip us around the lake in a speedboat while we clung…Kate KooymanJune 17, 2021
Blog A Lifetime’s Debt Last month, I got to see my father for the first time since December 2019. I surprised him for his…Jennifer L. HolbergJune 16, 2021
Blog A Game of Cat and Mouse I have no idea how to explain what happened that Sunday afternoon. It has shattered every cat and mouse stereotype…Christy BerghoefJune 15, 2021