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
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
“Pastor, can I ask you a question?” Joe asked me less than five minutes before the worship service is about to begin. “Umm, sure…”
As Christians—and most certainly as Trinitarian Christians who believe that God is a vibrant community of love and mutuality among three distinct Persons—we know that
I was supposed to answer the question “Why do I write?” on a page you can find by clicking on “The 12” button atop this

Last year I spent three days a week working with the guidance counselor and chaplain of a new high school in south Minneapolis. Cristo Rey
We can say for sure that the United States was not founded on a Christian basis. How do we know? From the testimony of prominent
I began my day yesterday talking about pastoral care in the midst of grief and loss with twenty-nine seminary students. I ended my day reading
As an “immigrant” to the Reformed tradition, I have often found that some of the “natives” in the tradition resonate with Chaim Potok’s The Chosen–a
I was staying in a hotel on one of those ubiquitous suburban strips—big box stores, gas stations, car lots, the usual suspects of restaurants. Figuring