When I was five years old I would line up my stuffed animals into pews. I would grab bread and juice from the kitchen and

I expect that by October here on The Twelve–and all over the place–we will be writing and reading many’a post on the occasion of the

Whenever I watch reality TV, I am struck by how often reality TV participants explain their bad behavior as “truth-telling” or “just being honest.” Since

by Katy Sundararajan My family and I arrived at Bengaluru International Airport at around 11:30pm. We navigated the immigration lines, baggage claim, and customs for

by Allison Vander Broek A few months ago I presented a paper at a fascinating conference. The conference was a reconsideration of “The Year of

This morning we welcome Dordt History professor Paul Fessler as a guest contributor to the 12. Paul is a New Jersey native living in the

by Kate Kooyman My job is to talk to churches about social justice. So I’m no stranger to the argument that is so often levied

by Norman Kolenbrander As we drove out of the city of Krakow, Poland, strips of ripening barley, oats, and rye unfurled outside the windows of

Patriotism comes easily to people. We all innately like and appreciate the place we are from. Contrary to voices we often hear, patriotism doesn’t need