Our son loves working with his hands, so we think trade school fits best, but his high school counselor is steering him to college based on his test scores. Any advice?

The story was very well written—and yet, I kept circling back to the words “much like you and me.”

Can you imagine being able to lift a car with your bare hands? You don’t have to become Superman to do it; you just have to become a human-sized ant!

God is not threatened by our uncertainty. He does not turn away when we waver.

An authentic person says, “This is who I am. Accept or reject me, but don’t expect me to change for you.” If this is what we mean, we are in for trouble.

It’s The Banner’s 160th birthday this year, but De Wachter was actually the Christian Reformed Church’s official publication for its first 50 years.

In the phrase “Dutch Christian Reformed,” Dad insisted the overwhelming focus had to be on “Christian.” That lesson confronts us today.

There are, of course, many factors that should influence how we answer these questions, not the least of which include artistic, educational, and entertainment value.

Peculiarity is a hard place to be. And so, peculiar people are regularly in bowshot of discouragement’s arrows.

What does it mean to be “confessional?” What are these documents we refer to as “confessions?”

There was only one lane open, and there were a dozen carts in line ahead of me. Great.

Does she think their opinion is more important than mine? It’s causing trouble.

Oh, now I should appreciate my pastor, you say?

As attractively merciful as this belief might sound, it does not fit with the biblical testimony or the universal church or the basic doctrines of God.

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In Scripture, debt can be a call to reflect God’s mercy.

One Sunday morning, a pastor steps up to his pulpit and—amid the swirling chaos of a country divided and mourning

Forgiveness can present a significant challenge in the life of a Christian.

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Why, despite all we know of the negative effects of social media, do so many of us continue to use it and allow our children and grandkids to use it?

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We cannot make God any greater than he is, but we can perceive him as greater in our lives.

Ever since my harrowing, whirlwind birth experience years ago, I have felt a strange kinship with Mary.