I’m not a complete Luddite; I’m not here to jettison all technology from our lives. But I frequently find myself thinking ...

I dream of being as eloquent in my mouth as I am in my head. I dream of seeing a word on paper and making that word a reality ...

Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm was published in 1977 – the year of my birth. Twenty years later, I wrote a paper on it for ...

My faith rests in the eventual restoration of all things and the resurrection of the dead. Resurrection demands that the dead are truly dead.

This month I’m delighted to hand the blog over to my husband, Justin Eisinga. Justin is wise and thoughtful, and in his role as Compassionate Care Response Specialist for Karis Disability Services, he ...

She often wore a bright pink jumper, and he donned a variety of colorful ties. They became for me a symbol of the best a ...

She often wore a bright pink jumper, and he donned a variety of colorful ties. They became for me a symbol of the best a ...

So how in the world could Paul find it within himself to say, “What does it matter?” I would think Paul would deem this to ...

I’ve found my way to a new trail. I don’t yet know its footing, so I cautiously watch each step. I don’t know the folks I pass by, though we are becoming familiar with each new day.

We first met over 30 years ago and rarely saw each other since. When I spotted him in the front row of our church, I was eager to greet him. Bruce was a developmentally disabled young adult working ...