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Sunday Dinners: A Play in Three Acts
Sauce brimming with short ribs, meatballs the size of tennis balls, and sausage — all homemade.

A Summer of the Yips
Last month, I forgot how to hit a forehand. Mind you, I’ve been playing tennis for probably 30 years now. I know how to hit

The Tender Tilt of August
My Ferris wheel metaphor also means I tend to get a little melancholy when we begin the descent, when the humid days of August wind

Karen-ing for a Good Cause
Common interactions with a Karen in the wild usually begin with, “Uhm, excuse me?” and end with “Can I speak to your manager?”

The People on the Other Side of the Fence
Should I explain to him that these “bombs” in his yard could not have come from a 15 pound dog?

A Letter to My Daughters for Going Back to School
I wish I could tell you that the world will always recognize your worth. But you both already know that it won’t.

Reformed Indigenization: A Coherent Multiformity
The terms flexible and contextual may not be the first that come to mind for some readers when they hear the phrase Reformed theology.

Congregational Community: Undervalued Treasure?
“Many people have no real sense or experience of community.” – Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba One of my favorite moments in the worship service

The Things We Say, The Things We Don’t
I just finished reading Elizabeth Strout’s The Things We Never Say, and it left me wondering about the things we say and the things we

That Which Has Brought Me Joy This Summer
1. The feel of a ripe tomato, the size of my hand, pulled off a vine. Yes, there may be spots on it. Turns out

The View from the Top of the Obama Center
This place is significant to people. Tickets were sold out months in advance. Out-of-state plates lined the surrounding streets.

When Explanation Becomes Excuse: A Response to George Marsden
It isn’t as simple as White evangelical loyalty to the Republican Party merely carrying over to Trump. If anything, it is the reverse.