Here it is, the Tuesday after the Paris attacks and I almost feel obligated to say something about it. To say nothing might imply that

The web is a rough and tumble place. That’s an understatement. It is often vicious and dangerous. Last month, Jessica Bratt wrote “Of Popes and

Twelve things I saw preaching through the Acts of the Apostles, chapters ten to fifteen This past summer, Sophie (my wife and co-pastor) and I

Now a bulletin from our Iowa desk: To most Americans the presidential election is still more than a year away. At this point it’s only

Among all the varieties of Midwest Nice, no doubt Iowa Nice is the nicest. So it has been surprising to see recent cases of culture

Three reflections. None standalone blog-worthy. But perhaps one of the three will provoke, nourish, or amuse you. Last spring, I went to a hockey game.

Breakin’ rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won. Beside fascists and Calvinists, does anybody really like the law? This,

When I was five years old, I knew I wanted to drink beer. In the mid 1960’s I would watch Chicago Cubs games on TV.