Two tornadoes within two weeks tore through our leafy little village. The first split trees, broke branches, and caused flooding – a glancing blow. The

I’ve wondered what must it have felt like to the Indigenous people to have someone from outside, just say, “Actually no, from now on this

Although a myth persists in some circles that the Reformed tradition has little interest in the evangelist aspect of global mission, the significant place of

“Devotions,” done well, are a lifelong practice of deeply personal longing and wrestling in response to a God who draws us to the divine self,

I wrote parking tickets. I wrote them righteously. I was strict. I was the enforcer. I was indignant at the violators. There are reasons for

That which remains is more than memories, although the cliché given in sympathy bears some truth.

Public health is a communal good that is easily sacrificed when we become primarily concerned with individual interests, political tribes, or short-term economics.

Phenology—not to be confused with phrenology—is the study of seasonal occurrences, things like the date of the first robin, first corn-silking, first migrating nighthawks.