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Jennifer L. Holberg

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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Assessing the Hill

I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with roughest courage.  When they are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the

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Click Here

I’m going to admit something that’s probably unfashionable for an English professor: I actually like Facebook. I’ve heard all the critiques—and understand and even agree

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Blessed Are You

Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Mary Hulst, Calvin College’s Chaplain. Mary spent eight years serving as the senior pastor at Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church

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All That Glitters

  Here’s the thing: I was a very big fan of Lost, but I also knew were I ever in a similar situation that I

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Enough

Recipes seem to be a theme here at The Twelve of late (check out Debra Rienstra’s post, “Here’s What’s Cookin’” from last week). Since today

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Unity, Liberty, Charity

Today was one of those incredibly busy days. You know, the kind where you fly out the door early in the morning, already late.  The

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Nourishing Narratives

Warning:  If you do not wish to know details about the film, Brave, today’s blog is not for you.  Please come back tomorrow.    Shelagh Gordon

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