My father, the Rev. Dr. Jim Petersen, is a retired Christian Reformed Church minister who still has fire in his belly. He is a preacher

Toward the end of “The Two Towers”, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Frodo and Sam, on their way to destroy the Ring, take a rest “in a

I accompany our church choir, and for this year’s Christmas morning service we sang a choral version of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”: God Rest

On these days surrounding the second Sunday of Advent, I wear a chain around my neck. The chain holds the wedding band that used to

In August of 2017, I cycled a six day leg of the Sea to Sea – a coast to coast ride, raising awareness and money

This coming Sunday, I will be preaching the final sermon in a series on the book of Nehemiah. Chapter thirteen is a bit of a

Election Day 2016 was a 27 hour day for me. I spent most of the day in the air and in airports. I was traveling

What if we had a different kind of conversation? That’s what I’ve been wondering. I watched a good bit of the hearings a couple of

Several members of my congregation are in the midst of a three day training, learning to become facilitators of restorative practices and cultivators of a