In 1975, the White House was occupied by a man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the capital of South Vietnam fell to the control of

I went to a funeral this week — the best kind of funeral, where you laugh while you’re sopping up the tears that are gathering

I heard that Donald Trump wants a massive military parade. I preached a sermon once, for Palm Sunday, about a military parade. I’d had my

By Kate Kooyman Today I got to hold a baby who was less than a day old. I got to watch big sister look with

By Kate Kooyman I woke up in a panic last night, smelling smoke. I read once about how house fires can start in your chimney

by Kate Kooyman We’re doing a little craft after dinner during Advent — I read parts of the story of Jesus’s birth, and then my

by Kate Kooyman I remember a moment, after the election, when a preacher I respect a great deal called this moment we are living through

by Kate Kooyman When I was in the hospital, the day my first baby was born, news had just broken of the earthquake in Haiti.

by Kate Kooyman I put my foot in my mouth this week. While catching up with a friend who is the middle of a significantly