With the end of the semester–deep in final papers and exams, set about by seemingly a thousand demands–I needed the simplicity of this prayer. Perhaps

You have probably seen the famous photo of a high school-aged Bill Clinton meeting President John F. Kennedy (I’ve included it, in case you haven’t).

Another chair story for you…don’t think Steve and I expected to have a theme. But the Spirit moves, so…. Yesterday, I lugged a chair from

Last night, my dear friend Jane Zwart was the host of Calvin’s Named Scholarship Dinner–a time when college donors gather with the students whose scholarships

Throughout his worshipping life, Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz always stood up, each week, during the prayer of mourning. Though it is considered more traditional to only

I spend a lot of my time thinking and teaching about the power of stories. The way, at their best, that they can move us

We’re working hard already at the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing (which I get to co-direct) on the 30th anniversary edition of the Festival

Whenever I read biographies of writers (which, given my job as an English professor, is probably more often than the national average), I’m always interested

Today, a poem for your consideration. It’s a quite famous one by Galway Kinnell. It combines some of my favorite things: autumn, language, and blackberries.