Blog The Annunciation I had hoped for a beautiful and lengthy post reflecting on the gravitas of Christmas, but alas, I don't have…Jes KastDecember 20, 2017
Blog Not Enough Time? In Marilynne Robinson's luminous epistolary novel Gilead we read the musings of the Rev. John Ames. Ames is coming to…Scott HoezeeDecember 19, 2017
Blog A Festivus for the Rest of Us The Christmas holiday makes some people nuts. Seriously nuts. There’s a reason why George Costanza’s father, Frank, decided to reject…Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 18, 2017
Blog Advent and The Lord’s Suppper By Tom Boogaart A few years ago, an historic Reformed Church was celebrating its sesquicentennial and inviting various people to…Tom BoogaartDecember 17, 2017
Blog We Need to Talk about Sex by Chuck DeGroat Pardon the length of this piece, but we really need to talk. It’s become inevitable that I’ll…Chuck DeGroatDecember 16, 2017
Blog Men Behaving Goodly If I heard it once, I heard the story a dozen times. It was all about the gendered shape of…James C. SchaapDecember 15, 2017
Blog Politics of Fear by Kate Kooyman We’re doing a little craft after dinner during Advent -- I read parts of the story of…Kate KooymanDecember 14, 2017
Blog Pirsumei nisa Yesterday evening marked the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Many of you are no doubt aware…Jennifer L. HolbergDecember 13, 2017
Blog But I Don’t Want to Be an Idol-Worshipper! One Christmas, I was probably about ten years old, I made a last-minute switcheroo in what I wanted for Christmas.…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellDecember 12, 2017
Blog The End of Palestine Dear Readers, Last Wednesday President Trump “made good” on a campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the…Brian KeepersDecember 11, 2017