On that wintery day last year, my happy face not only showed a complete naivety of the soon-approaching pandemic, but also bore no knowledge of the tsunami of grief that would crash into my world.
As I Was Saying
This is The Banner's online opinion column, from a variety of different writers, published Fridays.
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Just like no cow heads would ever grow out of recipients because of the cowpox vaccination, some of the modern-day concerns have been unfounded as well.
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When I look at my life, I see that all the suffering I have gone through since my birth has produced in me a resiliency and perseverance that only comes through God’s love being poured out into my heart.
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During this prolonged COVID-19 crisis in America, we find ourselves in an overwhelming kind of loneliness.
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All of us have experiences of being on the inside and outside that situate how we experience those terms.
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According to what God revealed to us in Scripture, the world’s problems are fundamentally spiritual, not political.
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It was painful at first, but I have to admit, I feel lighter and more free than ever.
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The North American church has committed too many sins and has hurt too many people that we are losing our moral credibility to share the gospel.
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I, as a Republican, was waiting for the reveal. I was waiting for facts to be presented, but despite a lot of confident bravado and self-assured talk, none came.
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Like us, Abraham Kuyper watched a violent white supremacist insurrection in the United States. We can learn from Kuyper, but only if we heed his warnings without repeating his mistakes.
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Every day was full of their screaming, complaining about doing math, running around in the home, bickering with each other about toys.
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Libertas Christian School made headlines this past November for maintaining a staunch opposition to statewide mask mandates in Michigan.
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In my view, the term “pro-life” should encompass the protection of all human life from all causes—not just abortion.
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Emotions run high in the U.S. among Trump supporters and even higher among those who favor Biden, at least in the city where I live.
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To some extent, the sky's the limit, if you choose to take to the skies. However, most of us stick to what is comfortable and safe and secure.
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Indigenous and Native peoples of North America used every part of the buffalo when they killed one. This got me thinking of spiritual matters.
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Loving our neighbors means prioritizing the wellbeing of others over our own interests, regardless of the social gap between us.
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As a middle-Eastern Jewish carpenter living on the road, Jesus certainly wasn't the light-skinned, rosy-cheeked man with kempt, flowing, brown locks traipsing through the pages of my childhood Bible.
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We are not alone in our fears. Nor in our loss and grief. The storm of 2020 has rewritten the course of life for countless others around the world.
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“When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious,
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The change was slow at first, almost imperceptible. Small and surmountable things showed up, but no one could quite put their finger on what those things were.
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As I reflect on my childhood experience with gifts at Christmas time, or thinking about how my people love to give gifts to their family and friends, or when I reflect on the Christmas story in the Gospel of Luke, it all reminds me of Jesus.
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Is it permissible to watch movies as worship?