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Brandon Haan

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 prosecute those in the denomination who disagreed with a traditional position on human sexuality, the creeds and confessions started to matter much, much more.

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Jeff Munroe

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 complexity, subtly, and nuance. Because it’s difficult, people of sincere faith reach different conclusions. Engaging in hermeneutics is not for those who want simple answers or desire certainty. If you want those things, you’ve come to the wrong book.

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Tom Boogaart

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

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Caroline J. Simon

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

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Keith Mannes

Pride Comes, Then Disgrace

“You might think you’re hot snot on a silver platter,
but you’re really just cold boogers on a paper plate.”

Ronald Wells

Julia Child and Me

A cup of tea and good conversation with Julia Child back in 1966 gave my early career a boost.

Dana VanderLugt

When the light takes longer

I spend the earliest morning shift willing myself to stay alert, tracing the endless yellow lines that slice through the dark, and praying for the

Clay Libolt

Windows on Mystery: Touch

The New Testament on resurrection is multiple, layered, giving us first one perspective and then another.

Leo Jonker

Sleeping, Waking, and Hope

Lately, my waking has been difficult. The world has changed. I thought I would always feel safe, free, and cared for in Canada, my country.

Heidi S. De Jonge

Awe-Full Friday

What if we took our richest theological gains and counted them but loss? What if we let the vastness of the moment pour contempt on

Hugh Cook

Blessed are the Foot-Washers

After such a majestic buildup, what would we expect to come next? An action of some glory and power worthy of Christ’s universal sovereignty, of

Reviews

Harper Schoon-Tanis

James: A Novel

One of the “it” books of 2024, James has been enjoyed by many, including former president Barack Obama.

Jeff Munroe

Holland is a Dud

I’m sorry to say, Holland is a dud, a movie with more plot holes than a piece of Swiss cheese (with no Gouda or Edam

Caleb Lagerwey

How to End Christian Nationalism

Amanda Tyler’s timely new book, How to End Christian Nationalism, is a short and accessible addition to an expanding list of books written by Christians

Poetry

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William D. Howden

Wrapped and Laid

Wrapped and laid beginning and end bloth and cloth birth and death …

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Taylor Mallay

Every Sunday Morning

the phone rings–my grandmother’s voice winds through static, light as the creek curling around her back porch …

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Mark Hiskes

It’s About Us

It’s about us which is an empathy pronoun, replacing her and him and you and it and, praise the Lord, other.

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Margaret DeRitter

Lost Sheep

Seventy-seven pounds of wool on that merino sheep who got lost
in the Outback.

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Patrick T. Reardon

Table

Let the sparrow take a chair at the Juneteenth table with Elijah …

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Michael Zysk

You Said, Let There Be Light

You said, Let there be light, and there was light. And you saw that the light was good …

Podcasts

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Rose Postma

“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

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Rose Postma

“Wrapped and Laid” by Bill Howden

In this week’s episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews William D. Howden on his poem “Wrapped and Laid.” Howden

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Rose Postma

“Every Sunday Morning” by Taylor Mallay

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews Taylor Mallay about her poem “Every Sunday Morning.” Mallay is a

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Rose Postma

“It’s About Us” by Mark Hiskes

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews Mark Hiskes about his poem “It’s About Us.” Hiskes is a

Podcast
Margaret DeRitter

“Lost Sheep” by Margaret DeRitter

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Margaret DeRitter about her poem “Lost Sheep.” DeRitter is the

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Patrick T. Reardon

“Table” by Patrick T. Reardon

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Patrick T. Reardon about his poem “Table.” Reardon, who was