Volume 01 • Issue 03

As always, Over the Rhine continues to make art in the place where the Word becomes flesh, where the holy and worldly meet.

Good Conversationalists
Professor Steve Matheson on stem cell research.

Ethically minded people need to speak up in the debate about gene therapy and what's OK to do with embryonic stem cells.

Graceful Authors
The Catch by Bill VandeKopple

Bill VandeKopple, a professor by trade, rarely goes too long without his mind turning to thoughts of streams, rivers and lakes and the treasures hidden beneath the surface. In The Catch, he spins 20 stories about fishing — or are they more about life and faith and what's most important.

Hands of a Displaced Sudan: A Photo Essay by Ryan Spencer Reed
Phil de Haan
In the wake of nearly 22 years of brutal civil war the Southern Sudanese population lays strewn and shattered across the East African landscape. Building on his travels through Sudan, Kenya, and Chad, documentary photojournalist Ryan Spencer Reed illuminates this tragic story via stunning images …more»

Paradigm Shift
Kate Bowman
Bob Dylan on the stage of a Christian college? Increasingly, church-related institutions are moving away from a fortress mentality when it comes to engaging popular culture. What is motivating these colleges to handle student activities differently and where's the momentum coming from? …more»

The Day of the Shoes
Lisa McMann
Lisa McMann is a 1990 graduate of Calvin College. Her short story "The Day of the Shoes" was a $10,000 award winner in the Templeton Foundation's "Power of Purpose" essay contest. She is currently a freelance writer living in Mesa, Ariz. …more»

Also in this issue...

Religion and Social Welfare Policy
An interview with Dr. Fred De Jong
What characteristics do faith-based organizations display in their service delivery versus non faith-based organizations? And what effect does involving faith-based service delivery have on the organization?

I Believe in God the Father, Almighty
Kelly James Clark
Does God the Father have the same obligations as human parents?

What is Excellent Teaching? [50k PDF]
David I. Smith
Why the way we teach a subject ought to reflect more than just "what works."