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Fourteen Years and Counting…
We cover the gamut, from climate change to politics to piety to theology, and we do so because that’s what our founding editors did from

From a Cave to a Tunnel
In writing for the Reformed Journal, many of my caves have become tunnels. As I read your stories and you read mine, I can breathe

A Beautiful Man: Caitlin’s Osceola
Caitlin’s Osceola doesn’t look particularly Native: his nose is too long and thin, as is his face. Sitting Bull, in most portraits, looks like a

Treasure: Pearls, Bugattis, and St. Ephrem of Syria
Around 360 CE, St. Ephrem, a Syrian theologian, wrote seven hymns based on his hands-on experience with a single pearl. The pearl speaks with a

Family Heirlooms I Want to Keep
There are elements of my view of the world that now differ from my parents’, but in my change and growth there are many family

Slipping feet, slumbering and sleeping
There on this large kitchen table that at one time had seated them with all five of their children, were three simple bowls of home-made

Can We Keep It Real?
“Keeping it real” touches on the truthful stories we share with each other, rather than the easy, gliding, predictable responses.

Angels At Large
“Ha ha. Anyway, I’m OK. Actually, I’m in a better place now, you know? Having ‘Angel At Large’ status for a while isn’t so bad.”

My Moment on the Camino
I had loved the flower virtually for years, connecting it to my faith and my vocation. And here it was in real life. It was

Dystopia
There is nobility in studying Biology because it enables leadership and creativity needed for the stickiest questions humanity must face.

Through This Present Darkness
Rather than a dramatic epiphany, I’ve been reminded recently of the slow illumination at daybreak that gives you just enough light to make your way.

The Flash, 1962
I asked myself if I would have made different decisions and taken different actions than those my parents took in moving us to the suburbs.