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Jennifer L. Holberg

The Leap

Last time, I talked here about growing up in the Army chapel system, so I hope you’ll indulge a second blog in a row about

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One Lord, One Faith

And so another Lenten season begins.  Ash Wednesday was not part of my tradition growing up—the imposition of ashes was a little too “high” for

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Stability and Conversion

I reported in my last post about the flurry of activities that is occurring these days around the work of the writer Frederick Buechner.  This

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St. Freddie of Rupert

We’re in the middle of our January interim term here at Calvin College, an intensive three week session when students typically take just one course.

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Lamentation

Two weeks ago, I was finishing the work of the semester and preparing for holiday travel, so I gladly yielded to the request from our

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The Bleak Heart

Growing up, the season of Advent was always a big deal in my family.  We never failed to have an Advent wreath—which we looked forward

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Seeds of Joy

This week, so many possible topics presented themselves as suitable for the blog: Liz Lemon seems to be getting married (question arises: appropriate feminist triumph

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The Day After

Whatever you are feeling this morning (that is, if you are an American with opinions about yesterday’s election), it seems to me the words of

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Friends and also strangers

I know the candidate I am voting for, but I nevertheless have dutifully watched all three presidential debates.  By the last one, however, I almost

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