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Name(s), Faith, and Prayer
One night, as my grandfather lay there, body-quaking, he suddenly felt a warm sensation throughout his body. He felt drawn to the light, the same


A Star to Guide Us
What I remember most about Emese, though, was her insistence that our book club read the “greatest book” she’d ever read, The Little Prince. After


Cheating
Heartland Manor, as we like to say, is a grab bag. That’s not very elegant, but it’s what the crew who work there like to


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