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David A. Hoekema is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and retired Academic Dean at Calvin University, and, in the winter, a Visiting Scholar at the University of Arizona.  His most recent book, We Are the Voice of the Grass (Oxford University Press), recounts the tireless work of Christians and Muslims who came together to strive for an end to a brutal civil war in Uganda. In light of recent developments in the Christian Reformed Church, he is now a member of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona and he also participates in the worship life of St. Johnâs Episcopal Church of Grand Haven, Michigan. Hiking, bicycling, choral music, old-timey string bands, and conversation with Christians whose minds and hearts are open to all are among the things that gladden his heart. Â
Tom Goodhart’s recent tribute to his canine pastoral assistant Hilde invites further reflection on the role of animal companions in our spiritual lives. Christians talk a
You can spot a military monument or war memorial from a mile away: a heroic figure holding a flag, an eagle spreading its wings in
At twilight today a legion of costumed children will pester their neighbors for gifts of candy and sweets. “Halloween” carries distant echoes of All Saints’
News of the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8 swiftly encircled the globe. We knew already that her health was declining – that she
Podcasters recycle others’ podcasts as often as preachers recycle others’ sermons, but sometimes they are more honest about it. Recently Roman Mars closed his 99
We gathered on March 21 in the courtyard and the street at Kino Border Initiative (KBI) offices in Nogales, Sonora. A few dozen of us
Russia’s senseless and unprovoked attack on Ukraine has altered geopolitical alignments and economic networks in ways we could not imagine a month ago. A united
“This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius!” exulted the cast of the 1967 musical Hair. And what lay ahead for the world? “Harmony
“Up above my head,” we sing in the gospel song, “there’s music in the air! I know, I know, there must be a God somewhere.”
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