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

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

“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

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.

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

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

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

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

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