I’m aware that there’s a certain science — even a whole industry’s worth of church curriculum — devoted to the actual list of Scripturally-sanctioned spiritual

“What we have loved, Others will love, and we will teach them how…” –William Wordsworth, The Prelude I’m starting to see a lot of first

I will set out by way of you to Spain, and I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness

“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” – Simone Weil “When you belong to a place,

By Gregory Love God is our one true love. We were made out of God’s love, and for that love. But we don’t always know

We chose the perfect day to hike the Dune Climb Trail at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore: seventy degrees, light breeze, a little gauzy cloud cover

I’m guessing many of you have a photo app that likes to remind you of memories from years past. This morning my wife texted me

By David Pettit The problem with many poems, my instructor explained, is certainty. The poet tries too hard to say something; is too sure of

Recently here on The Twelve, colleague Jim Bratt gave a glowing review of Ron Chernow’s brilliant new biography Grant.  Among other things, Bratt noted that