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Heidi S. De Jonge

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Unveiled

There’s something about faces. A week and a half ago, Twelve blogger, Debra Rienstra, posted her reflection on the story of Katie Stubblefield, the youngest

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Trusted

“But what if you die, and we’re not with you?” My nearly 12-year-old daughter asked me this last week as we looked ahead to the

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Modulated

A couple of months ago, I co-taught a preaching seminar in the Rocky Mountains with fellow Twelver, Scott Hoezee, and superstar preaching colleague, Peter Jonker.

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Hit

The light turns green. I step into the crosswalk at River Avenue and 16th Street in downtown Holland, Michigan and as I do, a strange

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Slowed Down

20km. Easy pace. One day of each week of my distance-cycling training schedule last summer recommended this – a 20 km ride at an easy

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Fathered: A Litany

We remember Adam, whose sons did not get along—their rivalry leading to death. God, who is no stranger to conflict, may we take all our

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Disappointed

By Heidi S. De Jonge Last summer, I let one of my parishioners take me golfing for the first time (and probably, the last). The

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Touched

I read Kate Bowler’s memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved, in two sittings last week. I want to read it

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