It’s time to “Make Reading Great Again” at the 2018 Festival of Faith and Writing. Every two years, the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing

A few weeks ago an editorial appeared in the local paper in which the author took democrats to task. (The article is titled “Democrats Threatened

I reach above my head to re-position the newly-washed ceramic salt-and-pepper shakers, my hands still a little wet and soapy. Then, the inevitable. One of

by Steven Rodriguez Who are we to put limits on the speech of God? My kids are absolutely riveted by the book of Leviticus right

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My alma mater has been in the news quite a bit recently. As attention is turned on Larry Nassar and the gymnastics team, some have

2 Samuel 13 by Lynn Japinga Sometimes the Bible tells ugly stories which serve as a mirror to contemporary society, even though three millennia have

by April Fiet Sometimes, I feel like I’m building an enormous tower. My building materials are not brick and bitumen, but all of the things

[It was not my intent to use this poem today, but Matthew’s comments yesterday offered an opening. Jelle Pelmulder, Sioux County’s (IA) first school master, wrote