Blog A Lament for the Victims of the Orlando Shootings By Brian Keepers Dear Readers, It’s been a privilege to join “the 12” as one of the regular bloggers, and…Brian KeepersJune 13, 2016
Blog Growing Towards Something Beautiful Yesterday the congregation that I love and serve celebrated its 50th birthday. It was fifty years ago to the day, on…Brian KeepersJune 13, 2016
Blog Elephantine Grace by Deb Mechler “Who is this who even forgives sins?” And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved…Deb MechlerJune 12, 2016
Blog Election-ary Year by Katherine Baker Debra Rienstra is away today. We welcome Katherine Lee Baker to The Twelve. She is the minister…Katherine BakerJune 11, 2016
Blog Calvin and the Yanktons just across the river Not far away, just across the road and the tracks and around the bend of the river a bit northeast…James C. SchaapJune 10, 2016
Blog Living into the General Synod Tension The first General Synod I attended was in the year 2000 and I went with loads of enthusiasm. As a…Thomas GoodhartJune 9, 2016
Blog Call to Wisdom Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads…Jes KastJune 8, 2016
Blog Reality Check By the end of this week my denomination's annual meeting of the Synod will have begun. My colleague here on…Scott HoezeeJune 7, 2016
Blog The Battle over Remembering Hiroshima Recently, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, where the US dropped the first atomic bomb…Rebecca KoerselmanJune 6, 2016
Blog A Question in the Wilderness by Deb Mechler As I approached my departure from parish ministry, people were curious. They asked me what I will…Deb MechlerJune 5, 2016