I’m writing this on Tuesday, April 21—Charlotte Brontë’s birthday. Next year is her bicentennial, but we might as well celebrate…
Jennifer L. HolbergApril 22, 2015
Below, I want to share with you the homily I offered at my grandmother’s memorial service, six months ago now,…
Jessica BrattApril 20, 2015
by Meg Jenista “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your…
Meg JenistaApril 19, 2015
From Debra Rienstra: My father, Edward Shreve, died on Thursday night at the age of 88. Readers of The Twelve…
Debra RienstraApril 17, 2015
When Fred Manfred's Gerrit Engleking, the raw-boned protagonist of The Secret Place, left northwest Iowa (under a cloud) and…
James C. SchaapApril 17, 2015
“Peace be with you.” Following the resurrection and appearing to the disciples Jesus’ first words are peace. Peace is the…
Thomas GoodhartApril 16, 2015
This Easter season I find myself reflecting on the tension of two realities: The hope of the resurrection and the…
Jes KastApril 15, 2015
Today, the day before those in the United States must file their incomes taxes, we take this opportunity to encourage…
The 12 EditorApril 14, 2015
by Rebecca Koerselman Our first apartment, while small, contained a novelty I had never enjoyed firsthand: free cable. I rarely…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 13, 2015
