In the grand scheme of things the year 1880 was not really all that long ago. In my lifetime I’ve…
Scott HoezeeAugust 21, 2012
Imagine you if you had a violent drug dealer chained to a pole in your basement - the result of…
Jason LiefAugust 17, 2012
August is the sweltering month. At least that’s how I used to remember it. Maybe because my family, when I…
The 12 EditorAugust 17, 2012
As a young child, I, like so many others throughout church history, was taught the Ten Commandments as part of…
Theresa LatiniAugust 16, 2012
Recipes seem to be a theme here at The Twelve of late (check out Debra Rienstra’s post, “Here’s What’s Cookin’”…
Jennifer L. HolbergAugust 15, 2012
Lynn Japinga is substituting for Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell while he is on sabbatical. She is a religion professor at Hope College…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellAugust 14, 2012
I am missing many things about my life in Boston, but the church I attended, Fourth Presbyterian, is one of…
Jessica BrattAugust 13, 2012
A couple weeks ago, Jessica Bratt wrote about “curating” her stuff in the process of moving across the country. Her…
Debra RienstraAugust 11, 2012
The shot is not sharp, but you get the picture. That's the ocean out there in the background, and the…
James C. SchaapAugust 10, 2012
