Big Questions

Is Earth sacred? While we may have an obligation to be stewards of creation, is there a danger for Christians of falling into nature worship given some of the language used by those who refer to nature as “sacred”?

When we are surveyed, we feel like a number about to be made into a statistic, and often we are.

Idolatry is indeed a threat—a temptation that Christians ought to resist through the Spirit’s leading.

I was a child of Dutch immigrants in the 1950s, and my adult children are now asking more details about their grandparents, of whom they all have wonderful impressions.

Our Reformed tradition emphasizes a lot of head knowledge when it comes to growing in our faith.

I recently met some friends from church for coffee. They used a cash app to pay and spoke about something called cryptocurrency. Should Christians be adopting these modern financial innovations?

What’s the status of a congregational meeting and a congregational vote—especially when it comes to extending a call to a pastor?

The Bible cautions us not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought.

Prayer is a foundational practice for those seeking to join the Spirit on God’s mission.

I work for a large corporation. Recently I received a bonus in my paycheck. Though I could really use the money, I think it might have been given by mistake. Do I have an obligation to say anything?

It feels as if the CRC is headed for a denominational divorce over LGBTQ+ concerns. Is a church split inevitable?

Our church is filled with retired people. We don’t have many children. How can we minister to the children if there are so few of them? 

Besides amazingly fast development to test for and combat COVID, has anything good come out of the pandemic technology-wise?

Our family joined a Christian Reformed church a few years ago. Recently a deacon expressed concern that we were not contributing more to the general fund. It makes me uncomfortable to think that deacons are talking about how much people are giving and whether it is sufficient. Is this what happens in the CRC?

Does it matter what kind of company I work for and what kind of values it seems to have?

Our church council called a special congregational meeting to vote on calling a chaplain. Is that necessary when the chaplain isn’t going to be working at our church?

There are several layers inherent in your question.

There are some important guiding Reformed principles that could lead us to more convergence.

Microchurches find their purpose and identity in being God’s sent ones.

A family who has a son with special needs has recently begun attending our church. How do we help make this transition into our church programs good for this family?

I have thousands of photos in the cloud. I know they are not really in a cloud in the sky, but where are they?

Our council sometimes meets all together and sometimes separately with only elders or deacons. How do we know what each group can decide?

It can be hard not to know what one ought to do. It feels as if it would be easier if God let us know directly what we ought to do next! But that is not how God usually works.