This year I was privileged to be invited to join an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Together we will study the…
Scott HoezeeSeptember 30, 2014
Jim Bratt is away today. We thank Paul Janssen for being our guest blogger. The church is hardly crying out…
Paul JanssenSeptember 27, 2014
Just the other day I walked to work--about seven blocks in all--for the first time since early July. It's amazing…
Jason LiefSeptember 26, 2014
I’ve spent the past few days at Duke University Divinity School, discussing the topic of leadership with a diverse group…
Theresa LatiniSeptember 25, 2014
This week ushers in my favorite season: fall. And here in Grand Rapids that also means ArtPrize--which opens today. Since…
Jennifer L. HolbergSeptember 24, 2014
“I’m going to baptize my grandkids this summer!” These were the words of an Elder in my congregation, a grandmother,…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellSeptember 22, 2014
I really appreciated psychologist Laurence Steinberg’s article last week, “The Case for Delayed Adulthood.” He acknowledges that the societal ways we talk…
Jessica BrattSeptember 22, 2014
“There’s a lot of down time between the mighty deeds of God.” I heard myself saying this to my friend…
Debra RienstraSeptember 20, 2014
Dowa Yalanne is the kind of place that really deserves the word monumental. There it stands like a momentary eruption…
James C. SchaapSeptember 19, 2014
