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Kate Kooyman

Blog

Ambiguous Loss

A loved one of mine posted some misinformation on Facebook this week. She does that a lot. She is against the vaccine. She’s against the

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Blog

A Broken Advent

I have a really pathetic Advent candle situation happening in my house this season. It’s because the taper candles I bought are too big on

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Delight

I’ve been writing for this blog for a long time, and I was today years old (as the meme goes) when I found out that

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A Shot of Trust

My kids got their COVID-19 shots yesterday. When my husband brought them home from Walgreens, he described it as a moment that felt sort of…

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Blog

Degrowth

When I was in college, I was a counselor at a Christian summer camp in Michigan. Every session a volunteer from The Gideons International would

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Go slow

My mom had a major joint replacement surgery this week.  Before the surgery she was telling me about how long it can take to adjust

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It’s grief.

I snapped at a dear friend last week. I blame COVID. Well, I blame myself actually, but COVID goaded me into it. I’ve been in

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Podcast

Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

In this episode, Rev. Kate Kooyman talks with Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, who is the Vice President of the Evangelical Environmental Network. He attended Calvin University

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Blog

Reparations and Hope

Mostly I find the internet to be a soul-sucking place lately. But yesterday I discovered something that was so utterly hopeful. It was a response

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