Blog These Times The sabbatical of my colleague Lyle Bierma this Fall presented me the chance to teach the half-semester “Christian Reformed Church…Scott HoezeeDecember 3, 2019
Blog Hospitable Discourse In twentieth century America, hospitality began to regain some cultural footing. Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin founded the Catholic Worker…Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 2, 2019
Blog Into the Depths: Why I’m Grateful for The Twelve I’m almost finished with the new book by my friend and fellow blogger Jeff Munroe, Reading Buechner: Exploring the Work…Brian KeepersDecember 2, 2019
Blog Advent I I love Advent. I love the stillness and longing, the waiting and yearning that stir in the songs and in…Jack RoedaDecember 1, 2019
Blog The Generosity Option This story is true, but I have changed some details to protect identities, because revealing identities goes against the spirit…The 12 EditorNovember 30, 2019
Blog Angel Cakes Poor Elijah. He’s had quite a week. One minute he’s staging a spectacular god-smackdown on Mt. Carmel, calling down fire…Debra RienstraNovember 30, 2019
Blog Christianity is Political: Taking A Stand As I travel around the area talking about immigration reform, a common response is the fear the church will become…Jason LiefNovember 29, 2019
Blog This Gizmo It was my idea to bring in an expert. For a couple of years in the 90s, I was chair…James C. SchaapNovember 29, 2019
Blog November Thanksgiving in November still feels a bit foreign to me. In the “true north, strong and free” Thanksgiving is celebrated…Laura de JongNovember 28, 2019
Blog What is Left Behind For most of his life, my grandfather managed an apple orchard. We called it Grandpa’s Orchard, though technically the 200…Dana VanderLugtNovember 27, 2019