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Scott Hoezee

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Doormats, Serpents, and Doves

A recent article in the New York Times addressed the troubling rise of a militant form of Christian Nationalism and how prevalent—and visually obvious—this was

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Sure Enough: Words Matter

What to write?  I have often asked myself that question every other week when my turn to post a blog here on The Twelve comes

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The Most Bitter Truth

This week’s focus on the Congress in the United States—and particularly on the Senate—sent me back to Robert Caro’s book Master of the Senate (Knopf,

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Let It Be

For this Christmas Day 2020 I offer this meditation/sermon from Luke 1:26-38: Those of us who are parents, grandparents, uncles, or aunts all know what

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The Worst in Us

Experts from the fields of psychology and neurology claim that our memory is susceptible to error.  Sometimes we are sure we remember something that we

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In This Time

Very few people alive today can remember a year like 2020. And most (if not all) of us who have lived through this year sincerely

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Moving toward Hope

A couple or so weeks ago I realized with somewhat of a sinking sensation that I would be slated to blog here on The Twelve

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Mustering Prayers

A couple of different time across the last four or so years, I have addressed the subject of praying for our leaders, including for President

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