Having read and listened to many comments regarding the Belhar over the last few y

Let’s reacquaint ourselves with the text of the confession we already have and with its dramatic early history.

What’s really on my heart? Questions, questions, and more questions. . . .

I thank Dr.

The real question is, “How can we put the Belhar into practice?”

Adopting the Belhar as a confession would cause us to step over the line in areas of both freedom and constraint.

This year—July 10, 2009, to be exact—marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth.

My title betrays a typically North American way of thinking and talking. We want to know how something works.

A clock strikes 7 a. m. It’s still dark.

Times Square in New York City. Seconds before midnight on December 31. A giant ball drops to usher in the New Year.

You’ve heard (or asked) the question a thousand times in a thousand forms: Is something good, or is it bad?

Learning to talk is one of life’s great miracles.

When a bride and groom say wedding vows and sign a marriage certificate, they make their love and commitment to each other official.

A few months ago I was sitting around a seminar table with my students.

A Meditation for Lent

Viktor Klemperer was professor of literature at the University of Dresden during the years that led into World War II, and he had the job

When Christians speak their faith with a Reformed accent, they talk a lot about creation.

The church’s calendar not only includes a date to remember the birth of Jesus (Dec.

In May 2001 Todd and Kristin Lighty were getting ready to run a mini-marathon in Indianapolis.