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Scott Hoezee

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Web Crosscurrents

Once upon a time comedian Bill Maher poked good-natured fun of religion and the church.   My family and I love watching old clips from “The

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Orthodoxy and In Christ Alone

Note: Because of the timeliness of this blog post and because it makes such excellent observations, I invited my colleague, Greg Scheer, to post today

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Don’t Get It

A time or two in the past here on The Twelve I have mused a bit about the lack of civility in society today.  I

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Rogue Attraction

The sudden death of the actor James Gandolfini at the age of 51 reminded lots of people of those years watching “The Sopranos” and the

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Wonders

Growing up in the CRC there were certain hymns we’d sing from the old blue Psalter Hymnal that contained lines that always stuck with me.  

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Attention Epistemology

My family and I just spent our annual first full weekend at a small cottage we have about an hour north of Grand Rapids.  It’s

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Not Compatible with Life?

The past six days are to me a blur, and the ordinary way of remembering days past seems not to apply.  Anyone reading this who

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What’s a Preacher To Do?

It’s difficult for me to believe that it’s been now close to 8 years since I left my last congregation as pastor and weekly preacher.  

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Inevitable Surprises

On Easter Monday I caught the first 20 minutes of The Diane Rhem Show on NPR in which Diane was interviewing the Pulitizer Prize-winning novelist

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