By the end of this week my denomination’s annual meeting of the Synod will have begun.  My colleague here on The Twelve, Steve Mathonnet VanderWell,

Recently, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, where the US dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. While

by Deb Mechler As I approached my departure from parish ministry, people were curious. They asked me what I will do next. It seemed easiest

You probably heard the story of the Christian caught in a flood. An emergency responder pounds on his door, “Get out! Evacuate! The water is

Women are prominent characters in Luke’s gospel.  It begins with Mary, the blessed one through whom grace and hope is born into the world; it ends with women running

by Jeff Munroe Today, we welcome (back) Jeff Munroe who blogged regularly at The Twelve for several years. Jeff is the Vice President of Operations

“Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in Thee.”                                                                                                                                     – Augustine of Hippo We were running late. We missed