Blog The New Reformed Journal Quo Vadis promo still, 1951 I’m on the road again and so have to write this the day before the…James BrattNovember 8, 2018
Blog Elected: the morning after Election Day 2016 was a 27 hour day for me. I spent most of the day in the air and…Heidi S. De JongeNovember 7, 2018
Blog These Times As the schedule would have it, election day in the U.S. coincides with my turn here on The Twelve. I…Scott HoezeeNovember 6, 2018
Blog How did we get Here? As I hear the partisan language connected to the midterm elections, I cannot help but reflect on how we got…Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 5, 2018
Blog Rising Out of Hatred In his book, Rising Out of Hatred, Eli Saslow documents the journey of Derek Black, and how this prominent white…Amanda W. BenckhuysenNovember 4, 2018
Blog Tree of Life I am Robert Bowers. I do not have enough. I do not have enough money or love or acceptance. I…Sarina Gruver MooreNovember 3, 2018
Blog Delight and Decadence The monument to the doge Giovanni Pesaro, in this church, is a curiosity in the way of mortuary adornment.…James C. SchaapNovember 2, 2018
Blog For All the Saints One of my favorite hymns is "For All the Saints." I keep hoping a family planning a funeral will select…Michael HardemanNovember 1, 2018
Blog The Mourner’s Prayer Throughout his worshipping life, Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz always stood up, each week, during the prayer of mourning. Though it is…Jennifer L. HolbergOctober 31, 2018
Blog The Room Where It Happened I was in the room where it happened, to borrow from Hamilton-speak. The room where The Twelve was hatched. A…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 30, 2018