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Men Behaving Goodly

If I heard it once, I heard the story a dozen times. It was all about the gendered shape of conversation. Went like this. One

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Politics of Fear

by Kate Kooyman We’re doing a little craft after dinner during Advent — I read parts of the story of Jesus’s birth, and then my

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Pirsumei nisa

Yesterday evening marked the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Many of you are no doubt aware that it commemorates two miracles at

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The End of Palestine

Dear Readers, Last Wednesday President Trump “made good” on a campaign promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel, which will

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Advent and Rhododendrons

By Tom Boogaart My house once had a carefully designed garden. Azaleas, rhododendrons, hostas, a dogwood tree, a rose of Sharon bush, and evergreen shrubs,

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First Person

from Debra Rienstra–I’m sorry that I have to be away today. But I would like to remind you of our sister blog, the post calvin,

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Incarnation Revolution

Listening to NPR the other day I heard a story about a metal band from New Zealand with the name Alien Weaponry. What makes their

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Giant Inflatable Baby Jesus

By Sarina Gruver Moore Raise your hand if you have one of these in your yard. C’mon. Some of you do, be real. Enormous Santas

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