During my college years, the highest I ever rose on my summer job was about five feet off the ground aboard an army surplus caterpillar.

At a certain moment in middle age you realize that the old nursery rhyme “Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin” has its

One of the pleasures I have is that I travel as a public theologian to different conferences and preach and teach. This weekend I was

Of all the many, many (many) things Donald Trump said in the run-up to his election–and since then too–that should have bothered Christians more than

When I think about key words to describe 1950s America, I often think of the word conformity. I do not consider the 1950s some bygone

If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save

by James Vanden Bosch It started out innocently enough. Andrew, a friend of mine and a fellow grammarian, had been asked if he knew of

It’s that time of the semester when I try to help students appreciate John Calvin. It’s a difficult task for a variety of reasons. Many

by Kate Kooyman “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 We bought a