Or “Neo-Pagans” and “Unchurched” Neo-pagan. It’s a term I toss around frequently, often endearingly. I think of many friends and acquaintances who I describe as

Small-town church life in the upper Midwest means that we do funerals—quite a few. Iowa, for instance, is among the most elderly states in the

What is it about the end of the year that makes us turn to stout and solemn hymns? While the TV shows us people wearing

Driving by the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Des Moines, the sign* read,     Any night a child is born     Is a holy night. I smiled inwardly, a

Exhibit One: Once while spending the weekend at my college roommate’s home, we worshipped at his Nazarene Church.  Small, sincere, and pure holiness. The “old”

The Kingdom of God There is hardly a more powerful phrase or image in all of scripture. It stirs me, stretches my imagination, fills me

It’s about me. It’s all about me.  The Twelve is supposed to move and work within that great tradition of Reformed cultural commentary. As a

The first football game I attended upon moving to Iowa pitted the Dutch against the Norse. Who knew such strong ethnic sentiments still persisted? Team

Dear Jesus,I know I have done wrong things that have made Your heart sad. Thank you for paying the price for my mistakes with your