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Salvation by Malarky

Today’s guest post for Jessica Bratt comes from Mark Roeda, pastor of South Bend Christian Reformed Church. The first season of Louie contains an episode

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On Finding the Beautiful

Debra Rienstra has asked Abby Zwart to serve as a guest blogger today. Abby is a senior Secondary Education-English major at Calvin College. She is

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Now Thank We All Our God

I don’t believe I will ever sing “Blessed Assurance” without thinking of my father.  He never mentioned that hymn as being among his top ten

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Sugar Season

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle,     and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,     and

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Subverting the Norm

The recent conversations in our household, and among my group of friends, have surrounded around the Subverting the Norm conference. Have any of you heard

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Wolf Calls

Ever since Star Wars was in the running back in 1978 when I was 14 years old I have watched the annual broadcast of the

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One Body

I heard a remarkable story the other day from Dan Aleshire, the President of the Association of Theological Schools.  Aleshire recently interviewed three pastors from

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The New Priesthood

As a theology professor at a protestant institution I’ve learned the art of self-depreciation. The heritage of the reformation is always suspect of the “priesthood”-

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Higher Education Blues

Theresa Latini stole my thunder yesterday with her wise post, “How to Live Well and Faithfully in the Midst of Institutional Upheaval.” I’m glad she

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