“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 I am a day-numberer. Whether I am counting the

“This is the body of Christ, broken for you. Forgive the referees.” An elder said this to me as I took communion on the last

It wasn’t that long ago that you were young and we’d pile into the bedroom that two of you shared. You’d make room for each

As I write this blog on a snowed-in Sunday, the war between Israel and Hamas centered in Gaza has hit the 100-day mark.  The death

There is something beautiful about waking up on MLK Day and remembering that it’s Victory Monday. We are a Detroit Lions household. We spend more

On January 31, Marilyn Nelson will visit Calvin University as part of the January Series, where we will do a live recording of the Poetry

For these Sunday posts in January, I want to listen to how people with immigration or refugee experiences find sustenance and purpose in difficult times.

Spring semester begins next week for me, and I’m looking forward to the two courses I’ll be teaching: creative nonfiction and environmental literature. I have

Exactly 136 years ago today, a monster arose on the northern plains just as country school kids were about to be dismissed. The Initial brute