The gravestone wasn’t otherwise remarkable. It stood by itself at a bend in the road, tucked far into the lower, forested edges of the cemetery.

The joke turned on me with a rather stunning swiftness. My brother and I had just set out on a three-day hike of the Mdaabii

I asked my boyfriend what I should write about this week. “Communication,” he joked. “How obnoxious men are. How relationships require so much work.” I

A few years ago, I attended a workshop at the Calvin Worship Symposium presented by David Taylor, professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary.

Sometimes all it takes is one sentence in a commentary to set the direction for a sermon. Last week it was this sentence from Bill

There are some words in the Dutch language that just can’t be translated properly into English. Benauwd. Verklempt. Voorpret. And gezellig (pronounced phlegm-ze-li-phlegm). Gezellig is

Last month it was the Suez Boat crisis that captured my imagination. I told you that once Louie, my Facebook algorithm, noticed that I’d clicked

I’ve been feeling a lot of empathy for the Israelites lately. Out they come from Egypt, feeling energized and excited and elated and terrified. They’re