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Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell

Young Love, Big Yes!

Did young Christians in the 1980s marry early because they wanted to have sex within the bounds of marriage? Absolutely!

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Meg Jenista

What Do We Do with the Mad We Feel?

We should say that the biblical witness regarding anger is complicated. My working theory is that getting good and mad might be exactly what God

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Allison Vander Broek

Harvest of Greed and Power

Fredrick reflects on the changes he witnessed from the Iowa of his childhood to Iowa now with its massive industrial farms, gutted small towns, and

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James Bratt

Hope from the Pope

From this saga we can glean hope’s core ingredient. There are the predictable humility and gratitude but also the less predictable humor, play, and joy.

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Chad Pierce

The Great Escape

Escape is a luxury of privilege. Removing ourselves from the pain of the world, whether it includes expensive getaways or the simplicity of a tent,

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Roger Nelson

Tossed

There were words of conviction and question, quivering lips, and expressions of affection. There was sadness and befuddlement.

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Meg Jenista

A Political Theology of Protest

Maybe Politics isn’t the Worst Option Developing a Multi-Faceted Theology of Protest In the US, the summer of 2020 was dubbed, “the summer of protest.”