Category: Blog

Debating Compassion

As I type this it is Thanksgiving Day morning and I am taking a break between peeling potatoes and prepping a turkey.   This is, of

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Light and Hope for Advent

We light the first purple candle in the Advent wreath for the prophets, the ones who spoke with hope about the coming Messiah. The small

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May His Children Wander About and Beg

Last month I was part of group representing the Reformed Church in America at an ecumenical discussion.  Along with the three other “Formula of Agreement”

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Behind the Scenes at the Crystal Cathedral

You’ve probably heard the news from Southern California.  There’s been some recent interesting related activity on my facebook feed.  Thought you’d enjoy. Thanks to Ron Rienstra for

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My last dance with Ms. Emily

Professor Helen Vendler says that Emily Dickinson changed the first word of the fourth line the poem “Safe in their Alabaster Chambers” from “sleep” to

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