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Jennifer L. Holberg

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In Defense of Discomfort

I’m delighted to be back in my usual Wednesday slot here on the Reformed Journal blog. My thanks to Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell for allowing my extended leave. And

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Podcast

Makoto Fujimura

In this episode, Jennifer Holberg talks with Makoto Fujimura, a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of the

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A Lifetime’s Debt

Last month, I got to see my father for the first time since December 2019. I surprised him for his birthday, but the gift was

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A Tiny Start

I realize we have turned the corner into June, but I didn’t want to let May slip away without acknowledging Asian American and Pacific Islander

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No Perfect Men

The longest academic year in living memory is finally done. Please thank any teacher you know. It has been A LOT.  Still, there’s also that

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The Calcagni Club

Every time I am in Florence, I spend time meditating on one of my favorite sculptures: the pietà of Michelangelo, often referred to as “The Deposition.” Now

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The Marathon Road

A vitally important step.But only one step.An arduous road still lies ahead. Lament for lives unjustly taken. Commit to the next step and the next and the

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Refueling

Almost everyone I know is a bit grumpy at the moment. Kind of over it. Just done.  A gorgeous Easter weekend here in West Michigan definitely

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