The Surrender of Breda is a gigantic, life-size painting by Diego Velasquez (1599-1660). Mentioning it here on The Twelve,…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 23, 2013
Here, as elsewhere in nature, it's really all about sex. Their raspy lascivious retching, I'm told, comes in four different…
James C. SchaapSeptember 20, 2013
Tom is otherwise engaged today and therefore, introduces his friend and colleague the Rev. Blaine Crawford who has written today's…
Thomas GoodhartSeptember 19, 2013
The day I was ordained by the Holland Classis to the office of Minister of Word and Sacrament was one…
Jes KastSeptember 18, 2013
To begin, let me be clear that most everything I am about to note in this blog applies as much…
Scott HoezeeSeptember 17, 2013
After a long day of driving we stopped for the night in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and decided to see a…
Jeff MunroeSeptember 16, 2013
A few years back, every so often, I would sneak over to Oskaloosa, Iowa to worship at a small Episcopal…
Jason LiefSeptember 14, 2013
Today we welcome a guest blogger to The Twelve: Mara Joy Norden. She pastors an RCA congregation called The Community…
Mara Joy NordenSeptember 13, 2013
I recently had the privilege of preaching at Western Theological Seminary on the second day of the new academic year.…
Theresa LatiniSeptember 12, 2013
