WEARY OF MY MEAGER PRAYER LIFE, needing to know God in a new way, I signed up for an eight-day silent prayer retreat during a recent sabb

In his engaging book Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, Richard Mouw recalls that in the movie Hardcore, Jake tries to explain to Niki,

Would the outcome have been different had delegates heard this plea?

Recently I had the privilege of turning over my work in Niger to my Nigerien counterpart, Harouna Issaka.

When I was a kid lying on our shag carpet, watching “The Brady Bunch” or “The Flintstones,” the world of media wa

Growing up, I cannot recall a time I got into a car with my father that he didn’t recite this short prayer in Arabic before departi

I believe Satan has done a superb job of deceiving many well-meaning Christians, even Christian leaders.

“When I’m sick, especially on my death bed, I want my minister, not the elder, to visit and pray with me,” said my moth

Make no mistake, what we believe about the Bible is important—not as important as believing what is in it, but still crucial to our

Brad’s father regularly offered him advice. Often Brad appreciated it. His dad had helpful insights into a variety of matters.

Recently I heard a christian friend talking about the tragic death of her sister.

Once a year we stand in front of a class of skeptical seniors at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Every believer is a minister.

You don’t have to be contemporary to grow

The emerging church has become the Rorschach test among Christians in this country.

As William Rang lay dying, his grandson was just coming into the world.

Restoring Our First Love

When Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, he showed his

It’s been three years since the onset of the war in Iraq.

Meandering through the bed of a small creek near my home, most of which was dry, I discovered a microcosmic patch of wetland decay.

Since 1970, April 22 has marked the annual celebration of Earth Day.

The 2006 Academy Award-winning film Crash is one of the most profound and powerful films I’ve ever experienced.

What’s happening in the CRC, and where will it lead us?

OK, so we can’t afford official datafrom a scientificallyac

When people ask whether there was death before the fall, they’re not all asking the same question.