by Trygve Johnson One of the most moving scenes in scripture is Jesus praying in Gethsemane. Otto Dix captures this scene in this dramatic sketch

by Erica Hughes No ideas but in things. —William Carlos Williams Salvation is not an idea—but a person, God’s body. The best poems happen in

I just finished Frederick Backman’s book A Man Called Ove, the story of an old curmudgeon named Ove who unsuccessfully tries to kill himself. Ove is

by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap It’s my job to follow climate and environmental policy headlines. Every day. And the headlines these days have me thinking about a

By Brian Keepers “The ear is the primary organ of the Christian…”    – Martin Luther It’s long been my practice to select a devotional book

By: Trygve Johnson One of the lessons I have learned in ministry is the difference between what people want, and what they need. In this

On Wednesday, a fierce March wind hurricaned through West Michigan. Traffic lights swayed, trees whipped about, and any remotely weak branches snapped off and littered

Metaphors and other descriptors, like men’s ties and women’s scarves, move in and out of style. No respectable preacher can say much about the church