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The Holy Weird

What does it mean to be holy? My image of holiness is my grandmother–quiet, kind, gentle, endlessly patient, a servant to all. I can’t remember

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Unclenching our Fists

I (Jes Kast) am so happy to welcome back Marcy Rudins this week! Growing up near Chicago, it always seemed like we had to go,

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Dysfunction and Grace

Yesterday I preached at the Calvin College Chapel service as part of a series looking at biblical characters.   My assignment was Jacob.  The day before

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Passing it On

For some of us, the words “pass it on” evoke memories of summer camp, holding sticky hands, and singing “it only takes a spark…to get

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Bunkers, Brene, Belonging

by Kate Kooyman “At the very same time we are sorting ourselves into ideological factions and bunkers — and the research shows this clearly… the

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On not speaking for God

Of late, the Denise Levertov’s poem, “The Tide,” has been coming to me as I try to process the most recent bombardment of the bad.

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