Currently, my family lives near Pella, Iowa which was a Dutch settlement with strong Reformed Church ties and theology. Ever May, the community of Pella celebrates its Dutch heritage in what is known as "Tulip Time". For three days, the community puts on a celebration with colorful costumes, wooden shoes, fine food, a look at a real Dutch windmill and of course tulips everywhere.

This year, my son attended Pella Christian Schools as a 7th grader, after having completed grade school at a local public school. (If a Lutheran alternative was closer, well we would have sent our son there.) He …

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