Steven Bouma-Prediger

Steve Bouma-Prediger is the Leonard and Marjorie Mass Professor of Reformed Theology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. A graduate of Hope College, his Ph.D. is in religious studies from The University of Chicago. His most recent book is Earthkeeping and Character: Exploring a Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic. When not teaching or writing, he spends as much time as possible canoeing or backpacking in his favorite places in North America or simply hiking among the magnificent trees in southwest Michigan parks.

Sun rising over mountains

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Devotionals

Marked as God’s Own Forever

Read: Ephesians 1:11-14 In him you also . . . were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. (v. 13 NRSV) The words flew like a dart to

Steven Bouma-Prediger January 31, 2021

Sun rising over mountains

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Devotionals

God the Grace-filled Gatherer

Read: Ephesians 1:1-10 He has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the

Steven Bouma-Prediger January 30, 2021

Sun rising over mountains

<img width="300" height="169" data-src="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12234 lazyload" alt="Sun rising over mountains" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" data-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/169;" /><noscript><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12234" alt="Sun rising over mountains" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lubo-minar-3K6ZkYBj2Xo-unsplash-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Devotionals

Homecoming after Exile

Read: Isaiah 54:1-10 But my steadfast love shall not depart from you. (v. 10 NRSV) One cultural observer describes life today as “coping with the flux.” Our age is characterized

Steven Bouma-Prediger January 29, 2021

Individual standing on fence by mountains raising arms

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Devotionals

The Palm and the Cedar of Lebanon

Read: Psalm 92 The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. (v. 12) When was the last time you ate a date? What do you

Steven Bouma-Prediger August 21, 2016

Individual standing on fence by mountains raising arms

<img loading="lazy" width="300" height="207" src="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371-300x207.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12442" alt="Individual standing on fence by mountains raising arms" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371-300x207.jpeg 300w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371-768x530.jpeg 768w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371-1536x1059.jpeg 1536w, https://www.woh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/photo-1571782605941-8c8fd0d43df6-scaled-e1613071063371.jpeg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Devotionals

God Pitched His Tent Among Us

READ : John 1:1-18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (v. 14) It was raining, cold and hard, as we finally canoed into our camp for the night.

Steven Bouma-Prediger June 16, 2015

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