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Doug Brouwer

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Between the Lines and Beyond

Life change, if it happens, usually occurs when we’re lost or disoriented or sick or somehow dependent on the kindness of people who don’t look

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Paul McCartney and Me

Aging and retirement are distinct concepts, of course, but they frequently intersect. For clarity’s sake, let’s agree that aging is a natural biological process that

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My Mother is in Hospice Care

My 96-year-old mother entered hospice care a few months ago. For a while, it seemed as though she would go on forever, even though we

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Fear not

I’ve been working on a writing project, and an unexpected theme has emerged. Fear. The book isn’t a memoir – not really – but it

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A 9/11 Commemoration

On 9/11 last year I was living in the Hague, Netherlands and serving a congregation founded several decades ago by Reformed Church in America pastors.

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What is an offering for?

Tell me, why do we send the ushers around with offering baskets during worship – when most members have already given electronically, either through automatic

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Finding My Voice

“Regret,” says author Brené Brown, “is a tough but fair teacher.” The idea, she writes, is that regret gives us the opportunity to grow, to

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