OCTOBER 2012: AS WE SEE IT by Jack Du Mez I grew up in a socially and politically conservative small town in Wisconsin—very conservative. In

OCTOBER 2012: AS WE SEE IT by Jack R. Van Der Slik It is one of the most precious rituals of American democracy. On November

OCTOBER 2012: AS WE SEE IT by Danny Iverson I buried Daniel last Friday. He was nineteen years old. It’s been two weeks since he

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: INSIDE OUT by Jason Lief “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to

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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: POETRY by Julia Spicher Kasdorf after Rilke Little one, let the monarchs flex and rest on the sand before their long migrations. Ease

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: ESSAY by John Van Sloten “[God] himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.” –Acts 17:25 We say we believe this, but

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: ESSAY by Scott Hoezee For the longest time I’ve been gathering some thoughts to write something about my colleague John Van Sloten’s book

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: ESSAY by David G. Myers “Here are five reasons Christians should continue to publicly and winsomely oppose bestowing the term and institution of