I never did get around to seeing the second “The Hobbit” movie last December or any time until just 5 nights ago when my kids

Merry Christmas and Advent blessings to all the readers of Perspectives and its blog, The Twelve. As you consider your year-end charitable giving, we invite

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By Marijke Strong Luke 1:46-55 My soul magnifies the Lord. Do you remember how on summer nights we would watch stars from the upstairs balcony?

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I’m writing this blog for me and you. It’s about our personal and collective response to racism, particularly a kind of communicative praxis that I

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Joy doesn’t come easily to me. Or more accurately, exuberance. Skipping like a lamb isn’t a way I typically emote. Is it my Dutch Reformed