Star Wars has always been about family. From the very beginning Luke wondered about his father as he pushed against…
Jason LiefDecember 20, 2019
I love having talented friends. Several weeks ago, my friend Bruce, who leads an artists’ collective I appreciate, told me…
Jared AyersDecember 18, 2019
In Anne Tyler's 2004 novel, The Amateur Marriage, we witness a sad series of events. The book's main characters are…
Scott HoezeeDecember 17, 2019
I regularly meet with prospective college students and always end up asking the same question. “Out of curiosity, how do…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 16, 2019
From Mary Ladd Gavell’s "The Rotifer" As the lab instructor gives each of us a glass slide with a drop…
Jack RoedaDecember 15, 2019
The church has waited longHer absent Lord to see. Absence is the issue. You’ve been absent for a long time,…
Debra RienstraDecember 14, 2019
Eduard Kaib The first one was twelve feet wide, still quite a production because Jesus, Mary, and the babe were…
James C. SchaapDecember 13, 2019
"Being really in love with someone is sort of like seeing them the way they ought to be seen," Robinson…
Kate KooymanDecember 12, 2019
"Oh, tidings of comfort and joy" goes the old Christmas carol. An interesting pairing of words. Joy--sure. That seems obvious:…
Jennifer L. HolbergDecember 11, 2019
