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My prayer for a class reunion
(and yet they keep inviting me back)
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Biking in Holland
The parking lot at my church has more bikes on Sunday morning than cars, a first in my church-going experience.
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My mom is in hospice care
I am grateful for this time together, even though for her sake I wish she did not have to be like this – so close, but not yet at heaven’s door.
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What real strength in a leader looks like
The central figure of the New Testament projected strength, not by taking off his shirt, but by giving his life.
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Religious extremism and book banning
I was raised by religious extremists in southeast Grand Rapids.
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My first week in Den Haag
I'm feeling grateful, though I'm not happy about my bike
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Some personal news...
...in which I bury the lede (or fail to emphasize the most important part of the story)
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How I learned to be a pastor
Or, the story of my first MLK Day observance, thanks to church member John O'Melia
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The accidental pilgrim
My life of pilgrimage began by accident, but today I am an intentional pilgrim.
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Looking back from across the ocean
My next several Holland Sentinel columns will be from The Hague, the administrative and royal capital of the Netherlands.
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My dad passed away last week
It's been 10 years, and I am reposting something I wrote a week or so after he died.
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Dutch Directness
Dutch people can be blunt, candid, outspoken, forthright, straightforward, curt, even brusque about most things, but not everything
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