Assessing the Hill I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with roughest courage. When they are real, they are not glass…Jennifer L. HolbergOctober 10, 2012
Stop Shooting Jeff Japinga is substituting today for Lynn Japinga, who is substituting for Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell while he is on sabbatical. Jeff serves…Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 9, 2012
More than a cosmetic fix Several months ago I recommended the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and…Jessica BrattOctober 8, 2012
Get Off My Lawn, Thou Knave By an odd coincidence, the late William Hazlitt has been haunting my steps this week. The old gent showed up…Debra RienstraOctober 6, 2012
Morning Thanks–a sermon She interrupted my sermon. . .but then, I'm not a preacher. I'm a teacher--or I was a teacher. When I stood before…James C. SchaapOctober 5, 2012
Feast of St. Francis There is a legend told in the “Little Flowers of St. Francis”—often referenced by its Italian name, “Fioretti”—of the town…Thomas GoodhartOctober 4, 2012
Learning how to be Christian…from Drag Queens. I am always looking for jams to flow through my ear buds when I’m out running. This new beat has…Jes KastOctober 3, 2012
Debates Has watching political debates become kind of like the old line about how people watch car races only in order…Scott HoezeeOctober 2, 2012
How the NFL Helped me Love the Law and John Calvin All is right with the world: the NFL has brought back their regular referees. A week ago the hallowed halls…Jeff MunroeOctober 1, 2012
The Hobbit can Save us Most nights my family goes through the same rituals - the kids are herded up the stairs (which isn't easy...…Jason LiefSeptember 28, 2012