>My husband isn't exaggerating too much when he says that my toes warm up about July.Sadly it only lasts a few months. Wool socks become my constant companions from early fall to late spring. In Iowa, that translates to several months. I have little interest in shopping for clothing or shoes, but I love wool … Continue reading >Keen Sox

> I'll be honest: I've lived my entire life without ever pausing to consider the concept of Calvin as a journalist. Calvin as Reformer? Definitely! Calvin as theologian? Of course! Calvin as churchman? Indeed! But Calvin as journalist? Not so much.Until now.Arnold Sikkema, over at the Reformed Academic blog, asked me to review a chapter … Continue reading >Was John Calvin a journalist?

> I've been receiving inquiries about the Life in Christ catechism curriculum, for which I wrote the first volume, Not My Own: Discovering God's Comfort in the Heidelberg Catechism.The eight volumes of the catechism are nearing completion. Work progresses on illustrations for a few of the lower level volumes as well as final edits on … Continue reading >"Life in Christ" catechism update

>God is sovereign. I always know this in my mind, but I sometimes do not feel it in my heart.Yet there are moments in life when God does something so pointedly personal that it is as if he has reached down, put his arms around me, and said, "Glenda, see how much I love you!"These … Continue reading >Sovereign Sermons

>The Center for Political Justice recently asked some writers to comment on the most important political event of 2010. I was one of those writers and my response appears today (and I believe today only) in the Dialogue section of CPJ's online publication: Capital Commentary.

>Viewing these incredible pictures from space has profoundly affected my concepts of time and reality.The sun setting in the thin blue line of earth's atmosphere.My Facebook friend, E. Calvin Beisner, alerted me to the existence of these picture by posting a link to them in a recent status line. They were taken by NASA astronaut … Continue reading >Sunrise, Sunset: Views from Space

> My last post featured the first section of my interview with James Calvin (Jim) Schaap, which appeared in the December 15, 2010, issue of Christian Renewal. That section dealt with his current work, his upcoming retirement, and his views on writing. In this second section of the interview, which will appear in the February … Continue reading >James Schaap: On the Reformed faith

> Dr. Jim Schaap is Professor of English at Dordt College and the author of more than 20 books, including novels, devotionals, collections of short stories, and a denominational history of the CRCNA. His most recently released books appeared nearly simultaneously in November of 2010: Honest to God, a volume of meditations on the Psalms, … Continue reading >James Schaap: On teaching and writing

>My Facebook friend, Pauline Trummel (whom I've never met, but whom some people say looks like me and that's why we become electronic friends), shared a link to this amazing photography of the winter solstice total lunar eclipse taken by William Castleman in Gainesville, FL.In a note below the video pane, Castleman explains what equipment … Continue reading >Lunar Eclipse and Short Days

>A Spanish speaking ministry aiming to plant a church in Chicagoland is being blessed in spite of unique challenges.“The Lord has done wonderful things through our Spanish church plant to bless a lot of Spanish speaking people in the Chicagoland area,” writes church planter Rev. Valentin Alpuche. “The greatest joy is to see people being … Continue reading >Chicago Heights Spanish Ministry: Blessing and Challenge