HOMELESSNESS Mural, Central Avenue, Holland MI Last winter at least 7 homeless people in my city died from exposure to the cold. Holland, Michigan, where

Holy War Artwork by Sébastien Mamerot from Wikimedia Commons The Koran calls it jihad. Christians speak of spiritual warfare. Theologian Abraham Kuyper uses the term

Politics in the pulpit Americans are in the process of electing a new president. While election day is officially November 5, early voting is already

Flag Day Americans have a unique attachment to the Stars and Stripes. Drive down the street of any residential neighborhood and you will more than

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Remembering the Fallen Well This past weekend those of us living in the United States enjoyed the three-day holiday called Memorial Day. For those living

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Today is a national holiday in the United States in honor of the Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many will recall his “I Have a Dream” speech, given on the steps of the Lincoln ….

EPIPHANY Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under …….

The chorus is one of the three high points in George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece, The Messiah. The other two are the Hallelujah! chorus and the grand finale, Worthy is the ……

Pearl Harbor Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor and the beginning of the American involvement

For all the differences between these two news outlets, the headlines were remarkably similar. Oxford, Michigan has joined an increasingly long list of communities in the United States scarred by a mass shooting….

Caring for the poor is a central theme of the entire Bible. In the Old Testament there are gleaning laws that provide for the poor…..

The sign hangs prominently on the side of an old barn in the small town of Shelbyville, Michigan. “God, Guns, Country.” Three perfectly acceptable English language words. If these three words were found…