One Christmas, I was probably about ten years old, I made a last-minute switcheroo in what I wanted for Christmas. Instead of the tabletop football

Dear Readers, Last Wednesday President Trump “made good” on a campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel, which will

By Tom Boogaart My house once had a carefully designed garden. Azaleas, rhododendrons, hostas, a dogwood tree, a rose of Sharon bush, and evergreen shrubs,

from Debra Rienstra–I’m sorry that I have to be away today. But I would like to remind you of our sister blog, the post calvin,

Listening to NPR the other day I heard a story about a metal band from New Zealand with the name Alien Weaponry. What makes their

By Sarina Gruver Moore Raise your hand if you have one of these in your yard. C’mon. Some of you do, be real. Enormous Santas

This morning Time Magazine released the news that their Person of the Year are the Silence Breakers, women who have come forth in a chorus

Note: As we begin Advent, I offer this meditation based on Mark 1:1-13 that  I gave in the Calvin Seminary Chapel at the head of

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal.