Back in the late 1990s shortly after I published a little book called Remember Creation, I was invited to give five morning lectures on creation

Spring Semester started at Calvin College and Seminary yesterday.  Again.   Seems like not so long ago I was gearing up for this same semester, only

It will be February already before I am next due to post something here on The Twelve.   That means the primary season will be off

Years ago my Old Testament professor, Raymond Van Leeuwen, said that we seminarians absolutely had to pick up a copy of Erich Auerbach’s classic book

On the Fourth Sunday of Advent this past Sunday I was privileged to be in worship with the good people at Third Christian Reformed Church

About 100 years ago two very respected figures were deeply worried about a trend involving the mass media.   Actually, it was not 100 years ago

He’s done it before and he did it again this weekend: a writer named Nicholas Kristof who claims no allegiance to the Christian faith–but who

The mall I walk in most mornings began clearing the space for their giant Christmas tree / Santa’s castle on October 27, and the tree

Along with some other members of the Calvin College and Seminary community, I recently attended the inaugural presentations of the new “Loeks Lectures in Film