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Laura de Jong

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Beauty Will Save the World

After a week of cold, grey skies, never-ending drizzle, and a bout of rather surprising hail, this past weekend the sun came out, the temperatures

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Borne Up

I was at a gathering this weekend that began with worship. The worship leader offered a short devotional, encouraging us, in the words of Jesus

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What’s In a Name?

Last week The Reformed Journal linked to a sermon video and transcript by Diana Butler Bass, given at the Wild Goose festival a couple weeks

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Ode to Joy

About a month ago I got to experience something pretty close to magic. I was one of eighty or so Chorus Niagara choristers standing behind

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The Day After

So. I think it was last Monday when I realized I’d be posting a blog on the last day of the CRC’s Synod. Which meant,

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Pond Contours

I’ve been wondering about unity lately. No surprise there – I’m sure many of us are thinking about unity as this year’s CRC Synod draws

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Trilliums

There are trilliums by the creek behind my house.White trinities of soft joy in the evening light,scattered across the hillside that acts as boundary between

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