
Splitting is Sin
By Allan Janssen In the past few weeks, I have heard talk of a “split” in my church, the Reformed Church in America, from a

By Allan Janssen In the past few weeks, I have heard talk of a “split” in my church, the Reformed Church in America, from a

Not long ago, Sherman Alexie, among the most prominent Native American writers in America, lost his mother. He’d lost his father years before, but it

In 1975, the White House was occupied by a man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the capital of South Vietnam fell to the control of

During this season, I’ve been dipping into a Lenten devotional produced by a small church that a close friend attends. A delightful collection of essays

by Chad Pierce I witnessed a resurrection of sorts in the customer service line at Target. My wife Jodi and I were visiting family in

By Brian Keepers “Daddy, does God ever cry?” This is the question my youngest daughter, Abby, asks me when she is only four years old.

By Joshua Vis Jesus began his ministry with a message about the arrival of the kingdom of God on earth. God was going to break

By Elaine Schnabel Note from Debra Rientsra: I’m away this weekend so I’ve engaged a guest writer from our sister blog, the post calvin. I’d

This semester I’m teaching a spiritual formation class—we meet in the local Episcopal church. It’s a small church but it’s a place to light candles,