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A House on the Rock

I live in Corwin’s house. The Reverend Edward Tanjore Corwin (1834-1914) compiled The Manual of the Reformed Church. It went through five editions. He served

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Responsive

Currently, a lot of my classes are attempting to dig into me and get me to articulate why I do what I do. Why do

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Pizza in Pella

My wife, Sophie, and I had dinner with five delightful people last Saturday — four of whom I had never met before. They were young,

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Hoping With Pain

For the last decade I’ve suffered from a spinal injury that developed into spinal stenosis and severe osteoarthritis. I was 27. Too young. Overnight, my

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Martyrdom and Memory

I’ve been remembering recently how martyrdom was such a prominent feature of my evangelical upbringing. I mean, no one I knew was martyred but there

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“I am a bow in your hands, Lord”

In his autobiography, the early 20th century Greek philosopher and writer, Nikos Kazantzakis, offers this poetic look into our souls. Three Kinds of Souls Three

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The End of the Story

If you heard the faint sound of collective weeping last Tuesday, and weren’t sure how to account for it, wonder no more. What you heard

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Go slow

My mom had a major joint replacement surgery this week.  Before the surgery she was telling me about how long it can take to adjust

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