We should not deny the wonder, and realize that we are saying something about God that we don’t understand when we say that today is

I went inside and told the officer behind the window that I was lost. That was the first lie.

I never did this until four months ago, but now, every night I pray, “Let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in

We had immigrated to Canada when I took a call to a Reformed Church in America congregation in Ontario.

Today is Ascension Day. It is a public holiday in parts of Europe. Hemelvaartsdag. New York City observes it by letting you not move your

The language implies that we naturally identify the Kingdom with what we are building or organizing or working on.

Our churches defined themselves by publicly confessing—especially to princes—their common beliefs on issues in conflict.

Meanwhile, to the North, in that other democracy, the Prime Minister has resigned, effective soon. Not a good time, because Canada is at war —

Wisdom is absent from Reformed theology. We don’t talk about it. I wonder why.