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John Paarlberg

The Climate Crisis and Christian Witness

It is the “least of these among us” —the poor, the marginalized, communities of color, our children and grandchildren, and many of our fellow creatures

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Trey Tirpak

The Shared Work of Worship

Every Sunday, an elder writes and leads a prayer of intercession for the congregation, and a deacon writes and leads a prayer for our context

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Jared Ayers

Barak: The Great Ache for Blessing

That declaration of goodness, the conferral of favor from a voice of ultimate importance — it’s the great ache of human life.

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James Bratt

Another Shanghai Story

I stumbled upon the remarkable story of how Shanghai proved to be a place of refuge for Jews fleeing the Nazi terror in central Europe.

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Jennifer L. Holberg

Your Own Small Syllabus

As an academic, the start of the school year is more the new year than whatever that thing we do in January. I know no

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Roger Nelson

In Praise of Human Kindness

Two tornadoes within two weeks tore through our leafy little village. The first split trees, broke branches, and caused flooding – a glancing blow. The

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Kathryn Vilela

Stories Written into the Land

I’ve wondered what must it have felt like to the Indigenous people to have someone from outside, just say, “Actually no, from now on this

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J. Todd Billings, Suzanne McDonald, and Alberto La Rosa Rojas

From The Double Grace of the Gospel

Although a myth persists in some circles that the Reformed tradition has little interest in the evangelist aspect of global mission, the significant place of

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Daniel Meeter

The Church Has No Police

I wrote parking tickets. I wrote them righteously. I was strict. I was the enforcer. I was indignant at the violators. There are reasons for

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Steven Timmermans

What Remains

That which remains is more than memories, although the cliché given in sympathy bears some truth.