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Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell

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Born to Die? Yes, but…

Merry tenth day of Christmas! Lords a leaping, I believe. Forgive me for dragging us back to Christmas. You can put on your Christmas music

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Late-Advent Lassitude

Nothing like an unexpected pregnancy to motivate your job search. At least we had an interview. But we were unknowns. We had no connections. No

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More than a Feeling

My mother-in-law has a fondness for American peanut butter. It used to be hard to find in France. When she came to the United States

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Is Voting Overrated?

I remember the pictures vividly—people standing in line for hours to cast their ballot. All of the tragedies and tears, the bloodshed and bravery had

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Time Runs Short

As time passes and age creeps up, windows of possibility slide nearly closed. Time runs short. Hopes are not realized. Parents who never turn out

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Calvinist Romance

I have this weird knack of looking for Calvinism-of-a-sort, oddly appearing in pop culture, especially music and sappy romantic love. It’s not a full-time job.

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A View from the Bleachers

You probably heard the story of the Christian caught in a flood. An emergency responder pounds on his door, “Get out! Evacuate! The water is

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With a Capital T

It’s the most astounding answer I have received in all my years of teaching. The topic at hand was the Trinity and my question was

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Perfect Attendance

“Regular” worship attendance is now defined as participating twice in one month, according to EWSA,  Evangelical Worship Statistics of America. Seriously, I don’t know who

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