In our swimming pool, the beetles in our backyard hang on for dear life. Each the size of a mini-chocolate chip, I find little congregations

Author’s note: I had the privilege recently of offering a remembrance of Mary Heideman at her funeral. With her family’s permission, I present a modified

The past two years I have adopted a new title: “Pastor’s Wife.” Now, this declaration is a bit odd, because technically I’ve been a pastor’s

Most kids my age wouldn’t have found a lengthy biography of a medical missionary gripping summer reading. I wasn’t a particularly pious child, though my

Compassion Fatigue In his landmark book The Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel describes the character of God: God loves the people of the world fiercely and

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church, by Abram Van Engen. Abram’s book releases on

Compared to ten years ago, the Reformed Church in America is missing many churches that used to be part of its organizational structure. Many churches—and

The Toad Our home, like so many Midwestern houses, has a basement. It’s where Stacey and I have an office. My desk faces an exterior