I recently attended the biannual Conference on Faith and History at Calvin College. Robert Orsi, a prominent scholar of American religious history, gave a remarkable

Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arms does bind the restless wave, Who bids the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear

I learned my first Greek word the same day that I learned my first Hebrew word. I was a sophomore in college, and recently enrolled

The church where I grew up had no altar, no altar boys, and no priests. It had no wall-size oil painting of Jesus, and certainly

I got click-baited this week by the headline, “How To Raise Sons Who Don’t Sexually Assault”. This has been on my mind a lot, since

I spend a lot of my time thinking and teaching about the power of stories. The way, at their best, that they can move us

The third-annual collection of bits, pieces, and trivia. I hope you find a couple that are interesting, or at least one that is annoying. 1.)

I remember the day so clearly. I left a staff meeting during which our district announced plans to cut $2 million from our budget after

This week three international news stories caught my attention with a common denominator that affects the lives of millions of people worldwide – a common