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By Heidi S. De Jonge Last summer, I let one of my parishioners take me golfing for the first time…

In addition to writing for The Twelve, I am also blessed with the opportunity to co-host the Groundwork radio program…

The town where I live celebrates its Dutch Heritage each spring with a Tulip Festival. I am a big fan…

By Bill White How did the early church handle disagreements? For people of the book like us, that seems like…

By Katy Sundararajan In high school, I ran track for two years. I’m still exceptionally proud of myself for the…

When Julia Ward Howe sat down to refashion a much beloved Union battle hymn the troops called "John Brown's Body,"…

I try to have a sense of humor, so when someone sent me a video about Social Justice Warriors, poking…

By Chad Pierce I remember the feeling of hospitality I received twenty years ago like it was yesterday. A couple…

by Chuck De Groat I’d written a piece for The Twelve some time ago and a friend dropped a text…

By Brian Keepers When I enter the hospital room, she is sitting up in the recliner beside the bed. Her…