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James Bratt

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1973: Fifty Years Later

This Fourth of July finds the United States, for all its statistics of prosperity, poisoned by venom, distrust, and the most serious challenge to the

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Fighting Over Grace

[An earlier version of this article appeared in the newsletter of Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church.] In 1924 Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand

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Portents of a Lesser Year

Well, 2022 turned out to be quite a year. The surprising outcome of the fall elections—as well as their results going virtually uncontested—will make the

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In the Toils of Thanksgiving

American Thanksgiving supposedly celebrated its 401st anniversary last week. In fact, as a national holiday, this was #160. It would help redeem the occasion if

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My Affirming Flame

It’s always tough to have to follow up Laura de Jong in this space, especially when she writes a beautiful post like yesterday’s on …

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Our Neighbors’ Health

I’m teaching a short course on Vietnam this month as a prelude to the trip I’ll be leading there in November. We’re doing a quick

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Watergate Remembered

We can’t let summer 2022 pass without marking the 50th anniversary of Watergate. Or, of “Watergate.” Watergate itself was a Keystone Cops burglary of the

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