“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known

We’re working hard already at the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing (which I get to co-direct) on the 30th anniversary edition of the Festival

We expect Christians to be optimistic and joyful, and with good reason: God is sovereign and loves us with a steadfast love. Therefore we must

Last June, I presented a seminar on Frederick Buechner at a writing conference. One of the attendees happened to be the head of a publishing

Matthew 2:1-15 Today is Week 2 of a 5-week series of Sunday reflections on refugees and the Christian case for caring for those seeking refuge.

Thankfully, I did not have to fly to London to see Ian McKellen play the role of King Lear. I only had to drive to

The time has come for our politics to die; it has become too sick and twisted to save. Our politics has become infected with privilege

The Chairmen of the Word, and World: Lausanne Conference on World Evangelization, 1974 Please pardon my submitting a book review for today’s post. I happen

Several members of my congregation are in the midst of a three day training, learning to become facilitators of restorative practices and cultivators of a