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Dependence Day

Today marks 22 years since I was a 22-year-old leaving Switzerland after a six-month stint as an au pair. I have often called February 15

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Ezekiel (of All People)

Last week at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary we hosted the Symposium on Worship as co-sponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and

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Terrified of Our Private Selves

I’ve heard many opinions concerning what is and is not appropriate to teach in schools. The battles over curriculum are in high swing. But James

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On Playing in Church

Last week I waxed nostalgic about sneaking into Calvin Church as a child to “play house”. This week, on my weekly Monday walk with my

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Fannie Lou Hamer, and Me

Seems to me you have to cut LBJ some slack here. The man didn’t ask to be President. Didn’t run for it. Came into it

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Feral

They ran the brush-hog late along the edge of the prairie. Winter-rank fuzzy stubble stems bristled from a beating off with a dull blade. An

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