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Laura de Jong

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Look Lower

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

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Gezellig

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

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Falling Objects

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

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What’s The Plan?

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

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Resurrection Resilience

Two years ago today, on a bright Monday afternoon, I wrote this reflection on the confluence of spring, Holy Week, the fire of Notre Dame,

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Gathered

I had a rather startling realization this week: this coming Sunday, one year ago, was the last time my congregation (and many congregations) gathered in

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Asombrado

On Tuesday morning I looked up from the plank position I had been holding and saw a dolphin. And then another dolphin. Just their dorsal

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