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Laura de Jong

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The Day After

To tweak the opening sentence of the New York Times from January 21, 1861, “The day to which all have looked with so much anxiety

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Pilgriming

Note: I uploaded this post yesterday morning…and then yesterday afternoon happened. It seems a bit tone-deaf to write about something other than the events that

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The Weary World Rejoices

In his perhaps most Ron Weasley-ish moment, Ron responds to Hermione’s description of the many emotions Cho Chang is experiencing as she grieves Cedric and

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Searching for Joy

Last week I sat perched in my favorite perching place, where fallen tree meets standing tree. The Y-branches of the fallen tree jut out from

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The Gift of Self

By now you’ve read all sorts of reasons to support the Reformed Journal and The Twelve. You’ve read about the exciting updates coming down the

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Ceilings and Suit Jackets

Two weeks ago, on a warm-for-November Saturday night, I sat in an Adirondack chair beside my friend’s fire pit, an iPad perched on a little

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Prayers of the Saints

Here’s a conversation I had on Monday. Me: “I have to write my blog yet this week.”Friend: “What are you going to write about?”Me: “No

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Onward Christian Soldiers

Last week we received a postcard in the church mail. No sender, no note – just this image on the front and our church address

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Anne Days

“Dear old world, you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” That quote greets me every morning. I stump downstairs

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