As Reformed Christians, we share a bedrock principle with the Lutherans for our following of Jesus: We are saved by grace through faith alone. Theology

“The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw—all things in God and God in all things.” — Mechthild

Death has been in the air lately. There were the funerals of John McCain and Aretha Franklin, minutely analyzed in the national media. Here in

There’s something about faces. A week and a half ago, Twelve blogger, Debra Rienstra, posted her reflection on the story of Katie Stubblefield, the youngest

A couple of weeks ago I had the great privilege of being the featured teacher at “The School of Preaching” held at a church in

When it comes to figures in United States history, who typically comes to mind? Out of curiosity, how many women can you name? Turns out

I grew up in a family that did not “do feelings.” I do not remember my parents grabbing one another in a passionate hug. I

As a scholar of American religion, one of my favorite things to do is to think about the ways we sort Americans based on religion.

Some years ago now, I walked through the valley of the shadow of death when I sat for several days at the bedside of my