
Blood
I am a fairly regular blood donor—which is sort of amazing given my squeamishness and dislike of needles. I find that if I look away

I am a fairly regular blood donor—which is sort of amazing given my squeamishness and dislike of needles. I find that if I look away
Today we welcome guest-blogger Grace Claus. Grace and her husband Dan are interim co-chaplains at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Grace blogs regularly at forsythiaroot.wordpress.com.
by Gregory Anderson Love From one angle, the news of the gospels is simply bad. Throughout his life and then ministry, Jesus, the truly human

It’s time once again to consult with our guest columnist Pious Petunia, seeking her wisdom to console and guide us through the rough spots on

It requires a theology to build a church like St. Anthony of Padua, in Hoven, SD. A couple of grain farmers don’t just get together

Some machine’s alarm repeatedly would sound off sending an annoying beep interrupting our conversation. I would rise, bend around the hospital curtain, turn the alarm

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all
Maybe it’s bad form on a running blog like The Twelve to tee up off a prior day’s posting by a colleague, but Rebecca Koerselman’s
by Rebecca Koerselman Have you ever read the Bible to a child? Or teens? If so, how do you manage the dicey bits? Our two-year-old