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Welcome to Green Street
This summer, the summer of 1962, was different. This was the summer of the n-word. It was spoken often, not only on Green Street, but


What Pope Francis Wanted to Change
Beneath all he modeled and accomplished, Francis was trying to change the culture of the Vatican, and of the complex structures, institutions, and patterns of


A (Truly)Confessional Church?
When the debate over human sexuality in the CRC picked up and Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 108 provided a mechanism to single out and


How Big a Jerk Will Your Reading of the Bible Allow You to Be?
Hermeneutics, the science and art of biblical interpretation, is just that, a science and art. It requires deep thought, and there is a lot of


Moving Forward Looking Backward
I couldn’t make sense of the signage. The further I walked up the trail, the further I was from the end. Then I realized that


Standing at the Intersection, Seated at the Lord’s Table
The table signifies many things, including a rhythm, a routine, and the promise that this is the bread of life and the cup of salvation.


Language Learning: Moving from Hostility to Hospitality
If I had wanted to become a fluent German speaker, I should have started before I was ten years old, which seems to be the


The End of White Western Male Supremacy – Lessons Learned from Henk Hart
Before I go any further, I should clarify that I’m not channeling Critical Race Theory or parroting something I picked up in a DEI training.


Taking the Plunge in the Secular City: Harvey Wasn’t on the Bus
It may have been The Secular City by Harvey Cox that stirred the pot. Five years after the book’s debut in 1965, a yellow school


In the Overlap: A Short Story
I have no idea how to be a decent soon-to-be-former-mother-in-law. My local library has no self-help books on the topic. I find no such books


A Lesson Never Learned
Because synod has left no space for other opinions, the end result is going to be disaffiliation. The fact that our congregation was even in


Remember to Take and Eat
I wonder if I kept that cup of July 2023 yogurt because I was savoring a memory or because I was fearing loss. But there