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Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Editorials, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
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Our server seemed disconnected and quite uninterested in doing her job.
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It was a day that would be etched forever in my memory and would change how I view life.
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As our communities begin to think about the gradual reopening of other businesses, parks, and services, it is important that church leaders also carefully consider what your congregation will do as these restrictions are lifted.
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The fight, flight, or freeze reflex may kick in when people of conscience see or hear about the latest incident of Black death.
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Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray invite readers to rediscover the cultural insights we often miss when we ignore the Eastern context of the Bible.
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From the author of the bestselling children’s book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation.
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A perfect suburban mom’s life is upended when a mysterious mother and daughter become entangled in her affairs.
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The Banner is the official magazine of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, but it is neither the CRC’s megaphone nor its independent critic.
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Worship leader Cody Carnes offers a soaring, emotional new praise album.
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A novel explores the lives of the five widows of Operation Auca.
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Abraham Kuiper warned that “if social developments continue to follow the present course, life on earth will become less and less a heaven and more and more a hell.”
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A coincidence? I’m thinking not. I’m going to guess an algorithm got yesterday’s story almost right, but not quite.
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The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement
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A beautiful publicist and a handsome rock climber start a coffee company together in this clean romance from RITA award-winning author Carla Laureano.
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The Queen of England has been kidnapped, and only Sherlock Holmes can find her.
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When contagion emptied the cathedral, people painted Mary and Jesus huddled in alcoves and on the walls of streets hardly more than alleys. Prayer continued there.
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Psalm 109:6 essentially reads, “Condemn my enemies, and may all the devils of hell welcome them with open arms.”
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A gorgeously written tour of the four seasons and God’s presence in every moment.
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This documentary follows the cross-cultural conflicts that develop when a Chinese automotive glass company buys a former GM plant in Ohio.
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Being stuck at home these past months because of the pandemic, I’ve found myself falling into a slower pace.
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Book companions to keep us company during the warmest days.
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