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Heidi S. De Jonge

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Something’s Gotta Give

The other morning, while he was making his lunch for the day, my husband mumbled something I couldn’t quite hear. “What was that, Love?” He

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A Call Away

“There’s never a call away from something without a call to something else.” I’ve heard variations on this theme throughout my years of ministry. I’m

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Pastors are People Who Stay

“Pastors are people who stay.” My husband recently attended the CRC chaplains’ conference in Grand Rapids and Professor Danjuma Gibson was one of the presenters.

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Leaving (and Returning)

I am heading into a big transition. In a few weeks, I will preach my final sermon in the church where I have pastored for

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Blood and Water Flowed

A man in my community died last month. After a twelve month tangle with glioblastoma, he entered a ten-day rapid unraveling and died on July

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Dream a Little Dream

A few weeks ago, I had a dream. In the dream, the world was about to end. All that was Land was going to become

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Only a Matter of Time

When she comes to me, she usually comes at night – in that little valley between awake and asleep. I see Mom so clearly, so

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Fast Falls the Eventide

Twenty-five years ago, the Dordt College concert choir loaded up on a bus for our spring break tour. Our first stop didn’t make it on

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