On Owning the 14-Year Olds and Why Miley Matters
After a long day of driving we stopped for the night in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and decided to see a movie. It was a Thursday
After a long day of driving we stopped for the night in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and decided to see a movie. It was a Thursday

A few years back, every so often, I would sneak over to Oskaloosa, Iowa to worship at a small Episcopal church. I always joke that
Today we welcome a guest blogger to The Twelve: Mara Joy Norden. She pastors an RCA congregation called The Community in Ada, MI with her
I recently had the privilege of preaching at Western Theological Seminary on the second day of the new academic year. The lectionary text was James
For many years, I walked my dog pretty much every day with one of my closest friends and her dog. In every season. No matter

When Christians are asked to evaluate the ethics of war, “just war theory”—that a war is justified— quickly enters the conversation. Here I offer some

Just after New Year’s Day this past January, while I was back in Grand Rapids, I walked past a reporter lady from the East Grand

I would like to thank faithful readers of The Twelve blog for supporting this little venture, and I do hope you continue to enjoy our
It arrived in the mail, a gift from my wife’s cousin, who found it while sifting through their aunt’s keepsakes–a bulletin from the First Christian