Dirt gets a bum rap. Think about these familiar phrases: treated like dirt, dirty looks, dirty jobs.

I remain convinced that no one repairs or transforms with more style than Red Green.

A young preacher was conducting his first funeral service.

Now and then a little change is good.

Can You Believe it?

This Easter, as they have for nearly 2,000 years, Christians will celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb.

I visited ours recently. Calvin Seminary. The present emphasis is on better preaching. Good! God is not boring!

Reading the text of Creation

Q. Three of our elders, one of whom was re-baptized as an adult, have indicated opposition to infant baptism.

Editorial Standards

After reading the editorial “Glenda’s Revelation” in the February Banner, I supp

Extreme makeovers promise to change everything from looks to personalities to houses.

I had just finished explaining Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God to my senior Bible class when I paused to ask

Ms. Terri asked her Sunday school class to draw pictures of their favorite Bible stories.

There’s this schemer, this shlemiel.

I’m visiting a dank, dusty hallway in the basement of our house. I don’t go there often, and the lighting is poor.

We’ve had a bunch of them lately at our house. Birthdays, anniversaries, and such. Each day is special.

This column is devoted to enjoying some of the rich diversity God has blessed us with in the Christian Reformed Church.

Q. Almost 91 percent of the gospel of Mark is found in Matthew and/or Luke.

Too Extreme!

With the disgusting article “Going to the Extreme” (January 2006), The Banner has definitely

Deep-Sea Forgiveness

The deepest part of the ocean in the whole world is near the Mariana Islands (in the Pacific Ocean, south

The congregation to which I belong is considering launching a building project. It’s an increasingly common circumstance.

Got an Odd Job?

In case you missed this last  month… Do you have anunusual job?

In this Banner Professor Don Oppewal observes that Christian Reformed folks tend to look only to the Bible to answer divisive is