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.

By Tom Boogaart Both of my parents died in late winter of this year, and we committed their bodies to the ground: a real committal service.

By Katy Sundararajan Due to construction on the Western Theological Seminary campus, getting into my office has provided some daily doses of excitement this fall.

That the hide painting is mislabeled is no one’s fault, really. Somewhere along the line of ownership it was likely a slip of the tongue

by Kate Kooyman I remember a moment, after the election, when a preacher I respect a great deal called this moment we are living through

By Sarina Gruver Moore “Hey, Grandpa. How do you get people to give money to something?” I’m sitting with my husband’s 99-year-old grandfather at Thanksgiving.

by Jes Kast My colleagues here on The Twelve are sharing excellent reasons why you should give and financially support The Twelve and Perspectives Journal.

By Jennifer Holberg I read recently about a very charming holiday tradition that is celebrated in Iceland called jólabókaflóð. Literally: “Christmas book flood.” I learned