Our guest writer today is my friend and colleague Rev. Dr. Daniel Meeter, pastor of Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York. Daniel's Old First blog can be found here. Thanks Daniel, and happy birthday. My best…
Jessica BrattJuly 2, 2012
“So how long is Pentecost season supposed to last?” I asked my worship-wonk husband the other day. “Well, Pentecost isn’t really a season. It’s a feast day.” “So you mean everything after Pentecost is actually ordinary…
Debra RienstraJune 30, 2012
The views and opinion expressed here are not necessarily those of the staff or management of Perspectives magazine. It sort of goes without saying… But sometimes we need to be reminded. Over the last couple of months, my thirteen and…
Thomas GoodhartJune 28, 2012
I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God… So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. -T.S. Elliot (Picture: Kathe Kollwitz' "Lament" (2318-1940)…
Jes KastJune 27, 2012
If you are an exceptionally astute reader of “The 12” blog, you may recall that in one of my first blog posts last year I mentioned my having become a “mall walker.” Most every morning I hoof it around our…
Scott HoezeeJune 26, 2012
“Follow the money.” If you are of a certain vintage, you recall “Deep Throat” saying those memorable words to Bob Woodward in a dark DC parking garage in All the President’s Men. Over the years, I’ve found that advice has…
Jeff MunroeJune 25, 2012
I enjoy arguing about politics with my Canadian friends. It doesn't matter the topic - it always comes back to George W. Bush. Never mind that in the arena of foreign policy President Obama has out Bushed Bush (baseball cards…
Jason LiefJune 23, 2012
I’m on the road conferencing this weekend, hangin’ with the Swedes at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. More precisely, giving a talk at the eighth biennial gathering of the Augustana Heritage Association, the Augustana Lutheran Synod having been,…
James BrattJune 22, 2012
This past weekend I had the privilege of officiating at my niece’s wedding. Standing between two old, gorgeous fir trees, with my back to a crystal blue lake, I faced my niece, her then fiancé, their friends, and their family…
Theresa LatiniJune 21, 2012
