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Our Meeting with Gorbachev: When Moscow Asked American Christians for Help
I had never met either of the two Senators from Illinois, or the mayor of Chicago, or even the mayor of my hometown, Cicero, and now I was being invited to Moscow to meet Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and other Soviet leaders, the leaders of a country that had persecuted Christians for decades.
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Refugees from Racism? Really?
Perhaps the rest of the world should not be overly concerned about a few dozen white South Africans who pretend to be fleeing a nonexistent race war. Most Afrikaners tell journalists they are bewildered as anyone by Trump’s claim that they must flee for their lives. They only want to live in their own country in peace, they say, recognizing the situation isn’t what it should be and that change takes time.
Zionism must be understood “from the standpoint of its victims”
The demonization of pro-Palestinian voices in the United States has risen dramatically. Zionists have attacked critics of Israel’s policies and practices by conflating anti-Zionism with
Homecoming – Chapter One of “Rooted”
The kids were silent. Eerily silent. Quite possibly more silent than four kids aged five through ten confined to car seats have ever been in
The New Meaning of Being Busy — Through the Lens of Scripture
The 21st century has transformed busyness into a deeply subjective experience. You can feel busy even when you aren’t physically overburdened. This new busyness is
How to Follow the Benedictine Rule
Despite its name, the Rule of St. Benedict is not actually a collection of rules. It is the constitutional document for Benedictine monasteries. It
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
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
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DEI? My Story and My Personhood
Can we ever develop a holistic vision where DEI is simply a way of being in this world and existing with one another?
mRNA Vaccines: Small Code, Big Impact
One expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations said, “I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years
In the beginning…
These parents deeply loved God and their children. Second, sincerity can’t overcome a poor hermeneutic.
On opting out: Salem, Omelas, and me
I am often mute in the face of injustice, unwilling to risk my relative comfort in the face of fear and chaos. After all, going
Lament as Protest and Hope
Lament arises from the disorientation we experience in the face of suffering and grief, wondering why God has not acted on our behalf.
More than Seen and Known
I see you.One day, when I was having a very bad day, I was sitting at a stoplight feeling either bad about myself or bad
In the Basement of “The Church”
This piece is excerpted and adapted from Jared Ayers’ forthcoming book, You Can Trust A God With Scars, available from NavPress on September 9.
Return to the River
Seventeen years had passed since our last vacation to Au Train, a small town just 20 minutes from the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Colonialism, Racism, and Empire
What if the Israeli-Palestinian war isn’t just a political dispute, but a colonial project with deep historical roots, and what if our understanding of Christian
In Equal Measure, His Heart Expanded
I started asking for a horse in the third grade. My parents, wary of what might be a passing fancy, wisely refused. As I grew
What Truly Matters Has Not Changed: On Writing and AI
The arrival of generative AI on top of algorithmic social media can feel like a pandemic on top of a pandemic for overwhelmed parents, educators,
How Did We Get Here? Again?
How did we end up here? Again? Is there a moment when family, friends, people I know and love will realize the massive manipulation campaign
Take a Backseat, DNA!
Most of us are familiar with the “DNA as the blueprint of life” idea—that DNA contains all the information necessary to build an organism, whether
Green Street in Black and White
Green Street in Black and White shows us the history of who we have been as Christians, what we have said, how we have thought,
Worldview Theory, Whiteness, and the Future of Evangelical Faith
The problem with worldviewing, as Cook sees it, is the way it blinds us to the concrete reality of lived experience; our own and those
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
Poetry
Awake
An olive tree, aflame in my mind, awake in the wee hours …
On Absolution
I pass the big nursery on the way to see my father for the first time in a year …
Grafting Apple Shoots
Gashes in the green. Stumps and roots serve in …
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 …
Podcasts
“On Absolution” by Lila Tindall
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Lila Robinett Tindall about her poem “On Absolution.” Lila is
“Grafting Apple Shoots” by Betsy Howard
In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Betsy Howard about her poem “Grafting Apple Shoots.” Betsy serves
“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