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Nancy Knol

Toward a Better Country

There have been many small deaths in my life. Moving away from our home in the country. Cutting my long hair. The final performance of

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David Landegent

Cyrus the Messiah

Some of my Christian friends find a parallel between Cyrus and President Trump. Just as God used Cyrus, a pagan ruler, so God is using

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Chad Pierce

Was Blind, but Now I (kind of) See

“Was blind, but now I see.” If only it were that simple. If only we went through life experiencing blindness (the problem), and then having

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Kathryn Schoon-Tanis

“Beauty will save the world.”

And changed people—people who are more attentive, more compassionate, more alive to what matters—are the ones who shape the world.

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James Hart Brumm

Past Writer’s Block to Reformed Hope

As it turns out, for all the struggles we have paying bills, repairing aging buildings, dealing with consistory meetings, and dealing with the dwindling numbers

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Harlan Van Oort

It’s a Mess! Burning Down the House

At our 20-year class reunion, one of the ringleaders apologized. Apparently, he had his own Damascus Road experience. Still, I couldn’t muster up enough Ananias-like