[Alas, today will be my final post here at The Twelve.  I’ve been honored to be part of the team that has launched this conversation,

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.  Then they

I envy monastics–sometimes. I envy their intent to zero in on the Christian faith, to delete every iota of worldly pain and pleasure from hearts

The Order of Worship for an Ordination and Installation service of any of the three offices in the RCA (Deacon, Elder, and Minister of Word

Soup Kitchen I crave Tuesdays. I extend my hand to the man whose skin is colder than mine and dirtier than mine. His hands rough;

Since this post will appear early in Holy Week 2012, my thoughts have turned toward questions of the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice.   In a seminary

One Good Friday I heard an NPR caller say something to the effect that she could never accept Christianity because it was based on a