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Rod Jellema, 1927-2018

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

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Unveiled

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

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Look at This

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

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Intimacy with Others

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

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Angel in a crew cut

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

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Be Known

My favorite line in the Belhar Confession tells us that the church’s job is “to know and bear one another’s burdens.” I think about this

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The Language of Blackberries

Today, a poem for your consideration. It’s a quite famous one by Galway Kinnell. It combines some of my favorite things: autumn, language, and blackberries.

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