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A People Who (Used to?) Belong …

Jeff Japinga is substituting today for Lynn Japinga, who is substituting for Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell while he is on sabbatical. Jeff is an ordained RCA minister currently

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Tough to tackle

I know this might amount to sacred cow-tipping, especially this time of year, but I’m troubled about football. I must admit, I had a great

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Cruise Ship College

I have a high school senior in my house these days, so I’ve been trying to get a head start on next fall by imagining

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A Fifth Dimension

If you look closely here, in this single, little nook of the elegant, Victorian, and spirit-riddled Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, AK, you’ll see an arc,

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Figs

I ate figs this morning, chopped-up, warmed momentarily in the microwave—which gives them an extra gooey sweetness—and smothered in yogurt and granola. I’d like to

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Meddlers

Over the past year I’ve had the privilege of being a guest co-host on the radio show “Groundwork,” a show co-produced by the Christian Reformed

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Dad was Born in Mexico

“Dad was born in Mexico.” It’s been a few weeks, but that line, from Mitt Romney’s speech at last month’s Republican Convention, made me sit

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