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

When Disease Finds a Door
Public health is a communal good that is easily sacrificed when we become primarily concerned with individual interests, political tribes, or short-term economics.

Seasonality: Keeping Time by Butterflies
Phenology—not to be confused with phrenology—is the study of seasonal occurrences, things like the date of the first robin, first corn-silking, first migrating nighthawks.

In Search of a Cure for the Slur
I find the contemporary usage of “lame” to be lazy and hurtful.

Some Pastoral Implications
Properly understood, the historic Reformed understanding of election should lead us to exercise the judgment of charity toward everyone.

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.