Seventy-eight years ago today, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin the misnamed invasion of Europe. I call it misnamed because the

Last week I wrote something about Pentecost for the Reformed Journal, my first-ever Sunday contribution, and I thought it was touching and clever. Just now

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When my son Oliver was five years old, his brain was in a particularly creative and expressive stage. He was constantly fizzing with ideas; he

I’ve been wondering about unity lately. No surprise there – I’m sure many of us are thinking about unity as this year’s CRC Synod draws

Dear Congressman, Hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde I went to my fourth grader’s spring choir concert. He hates singing. He was

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What does Memorial Day mean to you? I have never served in the armed forces or participated in a war, but as a student of

“Let me welcome you into the throne room. . .” – Rev. Sid Ypma at our closing worship for a Campus Minister’s Conference on May