I don’t mean to speed ahead or jump out of order too quickly, baby Jesus just being born and all and no need to rush

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the

Thanksgiving is a time abounding with associations, where each item on our often copiously supplied dining table connects us to something, or usually more regularly,

Are you for peace? Do you like peace? So what? Seems like rather silly questions. If you’re reading this, whatever brings you to The Twelve

When I was a child I always wanted to be a veterinarian. I loved animals. It didn’t really matter the category in which they fell—livestock,

As a Minister of Word and Sacrament, there are few things that I truly completely love and enjoy as much as the celebration of baptism.

In 1777 Frederick the Great sent one of his Prussian officers, General Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, to the newly formed United States to assist

Tom is otherwise engaged today and therefore, introduces his friend and colleague the Rev. Blaine Crawford who has written today’s post. Blaine is a pastor

I like a clean desk, and today is a clean desk kind of day. A day when you take all the piles—the books and folders