One of my favorite sounds in the world is the deep laughter of children. A few nights ago, while reading…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 30, 2019
Thanks to Grading Procrastination Syndrome (GPS), my husband succumbed last week to Ancestry.com’s free trial offer. It turns out that…
Debra RienstraDecember 28, 2019
He wasn't exactly a kid. There were kids galore on both sides--18-year-olds just out of high school and scores of…
James C. SchaapDecember 27, 2019
This was a strange, lonely Christmas for our family. We’ve been traveling for a little more than four months now…
Kate KooymanDecember 26, 2019
This Advent, I was delighted when my assignment as the “big group” storyteller at Sunday School was the Annunciation. It’s…
Jennifer L. HolbergDecember 25, 2019
This story doesn’t have a beginning. I lost it. Maybe you can help me find it. I thought it began…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 24, 2019
When I step off the bus, I’m immediately greeted by the distinct smell of a crush of humanity--30,000 homeless people…
Brian KeepersDecember 23, 2019
In some Christian communities it is important that you know the day when you received Jesus into your heart as…
Jack RoedaDecember 22, 2019
Call me crazy, but when I think of Advent I sometimes think about integrity. Sure, I also think about warm…
Marijke StrongDecember 21, 2019
