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Wandering in a Cosmic Wilderness Part 2: Glimmerings of God
The Reformed belief in the complementarity of the books of revelation offers a third way. It invites believers to open their hearts and search for the correspondence between the biblical and scientific cosmologies with the hope that the Spirit will superintend such a search and inspire a theology for these difficult times, one that will help believers experience a present and caring God in an immense cosmos and faltering planet and empower them to act accordingly.
Featured Articles
Wandering in a Cosmic Wilderness Part 1: On My Own, Slip Slidin’ Away
I look up and see heavens so vast and mysterious that I feel lost, wandering in a cosmic wilderness. The infinite immensity of space threatens to swallow me, and its powerful forces threaten to digest me.
I Don’t Want to Be a Jerk
I preached on LGBTQ issues four times in forty years, once in each church I served. I tried to model how to talk about these
The Cost of Christian Cultural Warfare
Christian nationalist and culture-war ideologies offer what may sound like an appealing pathway forward. The call to “take back our country” and win the culture
How Ignoring Our Bodies is Harming Our Souls
My body is me. Any attempt to ignore and suppress this body-soul oneness is to cause harm, for it is to live in opposition to
The Sabbath Way: Time is Love
The Sabbath invites us to get clear about what our values are in relation to time, so that when we feel the tug between fast
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
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The Fox vs. the Hen
We thought it would never happen here, but now it is. This is not the way life is supposed to be. Deep down we know
A Night with the Worms
A spring evening, it began to rain. It was the soft rain that lulls one to sleep at night, the kind of rain that reminds
Hope’s Two Daughters
It is this very Christian habit of eschatological hope that grants us the temporal foolishness to work for more justice, more flourishing-peace even now, before
Homo Phagon: Are We Nothing But Consumers?
We are becoming merely homo phagon—humans who consume, from the Greek phago, to devour. We are all mouth.
Fireworks and Flags in Red, White, and Green
“Daddy, are we Christian because you and mommy are Christian? If you were Muslim, would we be Muslim?”
Young Love, Big Yes!
Did young Christians in the 1980s marry early because they wanted to have sex within the bounds of marriage? Absolutely!
No Mercy: The Heart of the One Big Beautiful Bill
A heart became available, and a 10-hour transplant surgery began on Memorial Day evening. A month in the hospital following a heart transplant is standard,
O Canada! — An Immigrant Family’s Tale
We had immigrated to Canada when I took a call to a Reformed Church in America congregation in Ontario.
Reviews
Sinners: Vampires, Blood & the Conquest of Death
We may now be enjoying a golden age of Black American writers and directors using the horror movie to put all that heritage to use
The Wise Leader
In this book, Uli Chi gives us a glimpse of what makes a person a wise leader and draws from his own experiences as a
Small Things Like These
This is not a happy story, per se, but a good one. A story that reminds me that those quiet murmurings of our hearts, what
The Sabbath Way: Making Room in Your Life for Rest, Connection, and Delight
Travis West has written the book on Sabbath that we need right now. And by “we” I mean all of us–the busy, the tired, the
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
Anyone looking at Neri Alvarado Borges’ tattoo knows there must be deep meaning behind it. Shaped like a loop of ribbon, it features a rainbow
The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy
This is an important book, combining careful research, insightful analysis, and brisk, clear writing. The story that Taylor uncovers is one that should be deeply
Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
This book is a much-needed addition for addressing the current crisis in Christian consciousness.
The Traveler’s Path: Finding Spiritual Growth and Inspiration Through Travel
The Traveler’s Path: Finding Spiritual Growth and Inspiration Through Travel by Doug Brouwer is a book for sojourners, and, if I’m not mistaken, that label
Poetry
Winterscape with Hair Gel and Citrus
Each day you wak to the same gray sky, snow covering the gass like scarves the women wear …
Annunciation
After Fred broke up with me,I returned to graduate schooland immersed myself in six classes,an overload, trying to heal. One sunny autumn day,I sat alone
The jar the woman left beside the well
the large jar lays beside the well of the city’s forefather …
Malchus
There are at least two Machuses in heaven. Malchus according to LUke has at least two ears but no name …
Michigan Spring
First leaves of trout lily among the roots of a bare beech tree …
Manual Labor
Against the turnings of solstice hope sprouts eternal …
Podcasts
“Winterscape with Hair Gel and Citrus” by Marci Rae Johnson
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Marci Rae Johnson about her poem “Winterscape with Hair Gel and
“Annunication” by Janet Heller
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the Poetry Edition, Rose Postma talks with Janet Ruth Heller about her poem “Annunication.” Heller is the
“The Jar Left at the Well” by Sarah Watkins
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Sarah Watkins about her poem “The Jar the Woman Left
“Malchus” by Joshua Patch
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Joshua Patch about his poem “Malchus.” Patch is a teacher
“Michigan Spring” by Paul J. Willis
In this episode of the poetry edition of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma interviews Paul J. Willis about his poem “Michigan Spring.” Paul is
“Manual Labor” by Caroline Liberatore
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Caroline Liberatore about her poem “Manual Labor.” Liberatore is a