Author: Henry J. de Jong
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Covenant
Read More: CovenantHenry and Wendy de Jong moved into the Niagara Peninsula in April, 1984, joining Trinity CRC, where Henry’s parents, Herman and Stiny, were members. Their first child, Michael was born that September, to be followed by Jovita (1986) and Laura (1991). The three children all went through Calvin and Beacon schools. Michael went on to…
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Vennekerk 2023
Read More: Vennekerk 2023This is the story of our van der Laan reunion worship service, the summer of 2023, in the now abandoned Vennekerk, the church where my parents came of age.
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Vennekerk 2023 NL
Read More: Vennekerk 2023 NLDit is het verhaal van onze van der Laan reüniedienst, de zomer van 2023, in de Vennekerk, de kerk waar mijn ouders volwassen werden.
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Another Good Friday
Read More: Another Good FridayHerman de Jong’s prose story of “A Good Friday” has been with me for as long as he’s been gone — twenty-one years now. I wish I had known it before then, just as I wish I could have talked to him about it.
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Nog een Goede Vrijdag
Read More: Nog een Goede VrijdagHerman de Jong’s prozaverhaal “Een Goede Vrijdag” is me bijgebleven zolang hij er niet meer is – eenentwintig jaar nu. Ik wou dat ik het eerder had geweten, net zoals ik wou dat ik er met hem over had kunnen praten.
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Welcome to Middledom
Read More: Welcome to MiddledomI’ve committed to buckling down for a while to translate and reissue the collected works of Herman de Jong in an accessible format and adding in what family histories I have.
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I am Indigenous
Read More: I am IndigenousThe parallels between indigenous peoples, like those from Canada or northern Holland, are significant.
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City on a Hill
Read More: City on a HillI can never relive the experience of Amiens Cathedral, even after all the time I spent in its cavernous space that summer of 2023.
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Full Circle
Read More: Full CircleMy father had no idea of his Reformed lineage; that his granddaughter would become a pastor and that he had generations of ‘dominees’ in his family.
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Young and Old Alike
Read More: Young and Old AlikeIt was 50 years ago this month that the Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) held its first Family Conference in Niagara, Ontario, on the August long weekend.