Of its origins, I’m not quite sure–some freak shop in Old Town, Chicago, circa 1968.  I remember being with my then-girlfriend on what was some

I found Jeff Monroe’s post Merge! both thought and emotionally provoking.Coincidentally—or in this forum perhaps I should say providentially—the news media have been reporting on

Love has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s kind of the thing that theologically progressive Christian pastors hang their hat on when interpreting

A year ago I was sitting at my kitchen table face to face with a stack of 40-some sermons, each based on one of the

I believe the Christian Reformed Church in North America and the Reformed Church in America should merge.  Please tell me why they shouldn’t.  I mean

Last Friday at 1pm my body was in Sioux City but my mind was up north in Sioux Center – the home of Dordt College.

I had the privilege of being invited to speak to the honors convocation at my college this year. Hope it’s of interest to a broader

In one of my classes this week, a student raised a series of poignant questions about the relationship between the formation of the practical theologian