Blog Lent Without Easter By Joshua Vis Only Jesus has experienced Lent and Easter. For the rest of us, life is Lent. We know…Joshua VisFebruary 18, 2018
Blog Pious Petunia Puts on the Ashes After a long hiatus, guest columnist Pious Petunia returns with wise and timely guidance along the Lenten pilgrim path. Dear…Debra RienstraFebruary 17, 2018
Blog Puritans, Public Libraries, and Religious Freedom Facebook's a funny thing; or, at least it's full of things that are funny. Like the puritan Valentines day cards,…Jason LiefFebruary 16, 2018
Blog Remember Me Let me be a thief. Or rather, let me be the thief. You remember him. Stripped and pinned, dismantled and disoriented,…Sarina Gruver MooreFebruary 15, 2018
Blog The Grace of Ashes With poise and grace she walked toward me as if we were about to enter a dance. She was the…Jes KastFebruary 14, 2018
Blog The End of Green It is the last day of Epiphany today. Ash Wednesday ushers us into Lent tomorrow. Although it can be shorter…Scott HoezeeFebruary 13, 2018
Blog “Dragging All This Slavery Stuff Up Again is Bringing Down America” It’s that time of year again. Yes, black history month. So here’s 28 reasons to hug a black person today:…Rebecca KoerselmanFebruary 12, 2018
Blog Fierce and Faithful By Lynn Japinga A strong, confident, brilliant professional woman is at a party, standing with a small group of people. Next…Lynn JapingaFebruary 11, 2018
Blog Intentional By Dana VanderLugt inˈten(t)SH(ə)n(ə)l/ adjective: done on purpose; deliberate. Synonyms: calculated, conscious, intended, purposeful I talk to my writing students…Dana VanderLugtFebruary 10, 2018
Blog Local Sodbuster Makes Good When James Fenimore Cooper complained about the novel he was reading, his wife told him to put up or shut…James C. SchaapFebruary 9, 2018