Recently, some lovely friends threw a party for my new book, Nourishing Narratives. As part of the event, I had a conversation with Michael Wildschut,

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 Isn’t it significant that scripture ties

It’s midpoint in the Calvin semester, and students (and let’s be honest, the faculty, too) are dragging themselves towards fall break. The weather is colder.

I always relish the turn to autumn each year–it has remained my favorite season unabated through half a century. And yet, as Steve’s piece yesterday

It’s the beginning of a new school year–my 51st consecutive year of beginning school since I first toddled off to preschool in the mists of

Last Saturday, July 29, was my favorite feast day, one I celebrate every year: the feast day of St. Martha. Anyone who knows me even

This week I’m on vacation, hopefully being mindful in the way articulated by the poem I shared here last time. And next week is the

I’ve been away from the blog for some weeks, in part because I’ve been cleaning out my father’s house and preparing it for market. A