It’s been a rough year so far. We could all use a little bracing wisdom from the ever-winsome Miss P. Dear Pious Petunia: How do

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  In 2013 Eminem wrote the song “The Monster.” Together, with Rihanna, this song skyrocketed to the top of the charts. It’s a catchy pop

My church history professor Henry Zwaanstra died recently, giving me opportunity to remember the classes I took with him and the lessons we learned from

Rebecca Koerselman is away.  Today The Twelve welcomes Lia Johnson. Recently, I’ve had the catchy Irish song “Níl ‘na lá” in my head. The title

by Dana VanderLugt In her recent book, Present Over Perfect, Shauna Niequist describes a metaphor for prayer — a bottle of salad dressing, the vinegar

By Carol Van Klompenburg We bounce over a progressively muddier Cambodian road on a trip for North Americans, hosted and planned by World Renew. The

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