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  • Our Cloud of Witnesses: Liz Tolkamp

    We follow in the steps of many Christian Reformed justice-seekers who have gone before us, faithful Christians who have lived out the radical call of the Gospel, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Who is...
    March 10, 2017
  • 150th Birthday Reflections

    This past Sunday I had the opportunity to venture to Toronto with two colleagues and sisters in Christ to see Kent Monkman’s exhibit Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience. Monkman is a Canadian...
    February 27, 2017
  • This Lent, Give up Complacency

    Lent might well be the most challenging season in the Christian calendar. Advent is about anticipation of things to come. Christmas and Easter are both celebrations of good news. But Lent? Lent is a...
    February 24, 2017
  • Resource: A Lenten Journey of Confession and Action

    Often when we think about a Lenten spiritual discipline we think of giving up something for that season. But the purpose of a Lenten spiritual discipline—to grow closer to God—also allows us to take...
    February 21, 2017
  • From Soundbites to Discernment

    Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat—there are a plethora of social media platforms used by stay-at-home moms and celebrities, private citizens and elected officials alike to communicate opinions...
    February 17, 2017
  • Who Will Make Us Salty Again?

    In 1 Peter 2:9-10, and in Matthew 5:14-16, and in Philippians 2:14-15, we are told that, having received mercy, having been given the role of light (in a world that so desperately needs it), and...
    February 13, 2017
  • How Should the Church Respond to Trump's Travel Ban?

    I began wrestling with this question last week Sunday when I read about two Christian families from Syria who, after fourteen years of working to attain permission to come to America, were told upon...
    February 10, 2017
  • I Was a Stranger...

    Two weeks ago, refugees who were prepared to enter the U.S. received devastating news. After waiting for years and in some cases decades, they found out they were not allowed to enter the country...
    February 6, 2017
  • Potlucks, Prayer Vigils, and Protests

    I know that my heart is not the only heavy one out there. In the last couple weeks there have been unjust and violent events, and I find myself reeling emotionally, mentally and spiritually...
    February 3, 2017
  • Human Trafficking and the Freedom Challenge

    Although I know that this world is riddled with brokenness and injustice, I sometimes feel removed and disengaged. I am a stay-at-home mom to 3 school-age children, living on a dairy farm in rural...
    January 30, 2017