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

One of the joys of being a college professor is watching students come more and more into their own—understanding their intelligence and their gifts, growing

During Lent, my Bible study considered passages about the disciples in the time leading up to the crucifixion. There was an obvious takeaway: what a