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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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Hitmaking Canadian Christian duo offers a bright and comforting six-song EP.
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A watercolor picture book takes children into the rich imaginations of two boys, C.S. Lewis and his brother Warnie.
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It is when crises in life happen that we face our unadorned self—the impoverished, isolated, insecure soul undefined by career success, honors, achievements, or approval.
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The COVID-19 coronavirus, declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, has affected everyone’s everyday lives.
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An eerie experience sparks curiosity
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The butterfly is a perfect example of how God uses change for good.
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While it’s overly simplistic to quickly quip, “You were created a human being, not a human doing,” it’s also imperative that somehow that message gets conveyed.
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The Spirit’s work in me is more often than not a slow series of micro-conversions.
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Mysterious new Netflix series sets a Messiah-like figure in modern day, but is he anything like Jesus?
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A handsome street cat with a penchant for trouble stars in the new picture book by the creator of Skippyjon Jones
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An original and bracing devotional encourages Christians who work to resist injustice.
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Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
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변화가 쉽거나 고통스럽지 않은 경우는 거의 없습니다. 그러나 저는 어느 쪽에도 절대로 나쁜 의도가 없었을 것이라고 확신합니다.
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Curious children encounter their village’s most enigmatic figure in this touching picture book translated from French.
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A group of private astronauts go to the dark side of the moon to investigate suspicious activity.
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Whereas trees held up by stakes and supports can potentially grow weaker, those that are left to “fend for themselves” against gentle and moderate winds grow stronger as their roots grow deeper.
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One of the underlying principles of Reformed polity is mutual accountability—that church members and leaders are accountable to each other
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A pastor and fan of TV’s Blue Bloods reflects on family bonding, loyalty, and respect.
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As a child I loved to pull my parents’ wedding album from under the bookshelf that held the fiction. I would dust it off and page through, pausing at my favorites. My parents’ wedding color was red, matching the church’s Christmas trees decorated with white lights and red bows. Candles lined the aisle and everything glowed.
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It will take more time and money, but kingdom building was never going to be fast or cheap.
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A mother finds a way to move forward after losing her adult son in this moving memoir in verse.
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The classic dog story is reanimated with mixed results in this star-filled adaptation.
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Scottish pastor Alistair Begg offers a 30-minute daily podcast of devotional Bible teaching.