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What Christian Higher Education Offers That We (Still) Need
From our perspective as faculty at Christian liberal arts institutions, we see the work of Christian higher education as unique and essential. What should set Christian colleges and universities apart is their distinct purpose of doing God’s work in God’s world, explicitly. This is not a pithy truism, nor does it sidestep the painful failures of institutions and their people to carry this mission forward. This mission does, however, invite and expect faculty—and students—to make visible instances and effects of brokenness, and then to actively pursue restoration. At its best, Christian higher education seeks to address key challenges in our time: defragmenting faith from work, expecting orthopraxy, and fostering a robust commitment to the historic Christian faith within the ethos of the next generation of students.
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When the Faucet Runs Dry
Anger has had something of a reputation problem in Christian circles, especially for women. We tend to associate anger with sin. When I was younger, I was terrified of feeling angry. I would stuff it away like an impulse-buy sweater: something I liked in the store but thought looked terrible on me once I got it home.
Where’s Our Belhar?
Belhar did not define unity. It proclaimed it. It reminded the church that Christ had torn down the dividing wall of hostility, and anything that
Seeing First Fruits at Setshabelo Family and Child Services and Other Locations in South Africa
Those of us in the United States look around today and wonder, in the midst of our national struggles, what can we do? One thing
Honor Everyone
When mulling over a topic for my speech, some of the episodes of demeaning treatment that I had learned about over the years came to
The Girl in the Picture
What bothers me about the reactions to Sy’s refugee picture is the historical amnesia of it. The Emma Lazarus poem on the Statue of Liberty,
Thoughts and Prayers
One day, praying for a dying friend I knew neither prayed nor believed, it occurred to me not only to pray on his behalf, but,
A Call, a “Random” Library Book, a New Creation
I continued to pray, wondering where God was calling me. I’d done transitional ministry training with the Presbyterian Church (USA) but didn’t sense being steered
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What Happened at the Critter Barn
I am really not one to jump into random conversations with strangers. I don’t typically mingle after church and I even get a little nervous
When People Feel Called to Walk Away
Somehow, they both decided they needed to take a walk. We don’t know if new life was a problem, or if it was nervous energy.
Doing the Inner Work: Bio-Spiritual Focusing
I pause after parking. I sit with the sensation with intentional compassion. The reason for the heavy feeling becomes apparent: anxiety about an upcoming conversation.
On This Holy Night
The Vigil has become a new/old tradition at my church, and five years on, the “Night of Radiant Splendor” has become my favorite part of
The Shi’a X Factor in Iran
From the flat roof of a missionary doctor’s home we saw men marching through the street, beating their chests, whipping their backs with razor tipped
What Happened at My Aunt’s Deathbed
“Oh, the different one.” That’s how my Aunt Julia greeted me after I arrived to join my mom and sister at her bedside in the
With the Wind
While it’s easy to get discouraged, pull over, and call for a ride home, I’m reminded to just keep pedaling.
More and Enough
Our fervent first-time parent efforts were rewarded when our daughter said her first word, not spoken aloud, but signed in Baby ASL with her hands.
Reviews
Discernment in the Digital Age: A review of AI Goes to Church
Todd Korpi’s AI Goes to Church is an engaging resource for Christian leaders exploring the implications of artificial intelligence for their ministry, even as it
History Lessons: Contextualized Faithfulness and Racial Justice
This book thus provided both a challenge and comfort for me, challenging because we readers need to consider how our Buechnerian callings should all involve
John Calvin: Refugee Theologian
Woo’s book arrives at a moment when refugees are at the center of many crises in our world, including here in North America.
Being the Church in the World: Lessons from Mother Emanuel
At a time when the federal government is removing historical signs and webpages pertaining to Black history, this book seems particularly important. When pastors are
Anata No Monogatari Wa Watashi No Monogatari Demo Arimasu (Your Story Is My Story)
While only modestly aware of the challenges confronting missionaries in a Japanese culture that resists the Christian message, I was very much aware of the
Shepherding Souls in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A review of AI Shepherds and Electric Sheep
There is a certain fatigue brought on by the barrage of “AI.” AI assistants, AI overviews, AI copilots; just about anything you might want to
Intense Attention and Stone Yard Devotional
Simone Weil once said, “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” This is what Wood achieves: a book of intense attention.
The Courage to Keep Talking: How Dialogue Transforms Conflict into Community
How can we collectively move toward the goal of becoming more like Christ, not through manipulative or authoritarian tactics, but by embodying Christ’s patience, compassion,
Poetry
My Lord I Sit Beige and Bubble Wrapped
My Loud I sit beige and bubble-wrapped when all my friends forskae me for jobs …
In the Precincts of the Holy
The room, replete with what is about to happen, is full as well with coughing …
Imagining Iran, March 2026
We have no uncontaminated words for this
Contemplating the Redactions in the Newly Released Epstein Files
The women—I want to say women, but really they were girls …
The Return of Appetite
This morning I released, without a doubt, the same bright trout I gathered in my net …
Podcasts
“My Lord I Sit Beige and Bubble Wrapped” by Alex Mouw
In this week’s episode of Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma talks with Alex Mouw about his poem “My Lord Beige and Bubble Wrapped.” Alex is
“Sowing” by Marjorie Maddox
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma interviews Marjorie Maddox about her poem “Sowing.” Marjorie is Professor Emerita of English and Creative
“In The Precincts of the Holy” by Jerry Harp
In this week’s episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews Jerry Harp about his poem “In The Precincts of the
“Contemplating the Redactions in the Newly Released Epstein Files” by Sara Kay Mooney
In this week’s episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews Sara Kay Mooney about her poem “Contemplating the Redactions in
“The Return of Appetite” by Andy Stager
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Andy Stager about his poem “The Return of Appetite.” Andy
“Doxology” by Ali Leon
In this week’s episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Ali Leon about her poem “Doxology.” Ali is a poet