I frequently field questions about The Banner’s varying ways of writing about death, so here’s the scoop.
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Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Shiao Chong's monthly Editorial, 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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Like us, Abraham Kuyper watched a violent white supremacist insurrection in the United States. We can learn from Kuyper, but only if we heed his warnings without repeating his mistakes.
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Eventually, Kathy would decide it was time to go to bed. She’d walk over to the couch and say to Soren, “Let’s go say good night to Derek.”
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When considering saving for retirement, how much is enough or too much? How much should we worry about retirement income in light of Jesus’ words “Do not worry about tomorrow”?
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Every day was full of their screaming, complaining about doing math, running around in the home, bickering with each other about toys.
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하나님은 편애하거나 편파적이지 않습니다. (로마서 2:11; 에베소서 6:9). 하지만 하나님이 민족적, 인종적 차이까지 무시하지도 않습니다. 우리는 양 극단에 치우치지 않도록 해야 합니다.
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God created the world to work in certain ways and follow certain rules. The sun rises and sets. Seasons come and go.
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The Bingham girls and their siblings attended a segregated school to which they were transported daily in the back of a pickup truck, rain or shine, 20 miles each way.
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Libertas Christian School made headlines this past November for maintaining a staunch opposition to statewide mask mandates in Michigan.
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Does being overwhelmed by my job mean I’ve mistaken my calling or am doing something wrong?
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In my view, the term “pro-life” should encompass the protection of all human life from all causes—not just abortion.
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Emotions run high in the U.S. among Trump supporters and even higher among those who favor Biden, at least in the city where I live.
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A couple in our church is unsure about infant baptism and has asked for their child to be dedicated instead. Is that OK?
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The sunlight zone is the part of the ocean that is closest to the shore and gets the most sunlight.
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There are still those who believe that those with depression or other mental illnesses should “pray it away” rather than take medication.
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To some extent, the sky's the limit, if you choose to take to the skies. However, most of us stick to what is comfortable and safe and secure.
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‘Evangelism’ has often been reduced to a simple formula that ‘the other’ is invited to accept and believe.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” Frodo laments in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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The congregation started to rise—just a few at first. No one really knew how people would respond to this new idea: a reminder of our baptism that involved standing up, breaching the intimacy of touch, and having water placed on our foreheads. How comfortable would people be?
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From where I stand, I can see a chicken farmer, an entrepreneur, someone who uses a wheelchair, a university professor, an elderly widow, and a homeschooling mom.
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Indigenous and Native peoples of North America used every part of the buffalo when they killed one. This got me thinking of spiritual matters.
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As a Reformed Christian, I cling to the unconditionality of God’s grace, by which my sins are forgiven.
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A rock perched on a cliff has lots of potential energy, as does a spring that is tightly wound.