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Jennifer L. Holberg

A Delightful Inheritance

As Jessica Bratt blogged on Monday, her father (and my colleague) Ken Bratt had his retirement reception that afternoon.  I just want to note here

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No Loitering

These last few days on The 12 it seems as if we’re in the middle of something of an intentional series here, thinking through various

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A Heart’s Clarion

I thought it would be fitting as we move deeper and deeper into this Holy Week to devote today’s blog to a beautiful poem by

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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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