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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
