I had laid the foundation as soon as the frost was out of the ground and was framing the walls when Gloria was diagnosed with signet cell carcinoma, an aggressive appendix cancer.

The word ‘meme’ itself was coined in 1976.

So many books, so little time, right? How do we narrow it down?

What do you think about “regifting”—giving someone else a gift that you had previously received yourself as a gift? 

What we see in Jesus’ truthing is the embodiment—the flesh and blood expression—of God’s love.

This Canaanite intuits that Jesus gives spiritual bread. She is not too proud to beg.

In an event-orientated approach, I focus on the quality of the event, not the agenda with all its timetables and often unrealistic expectations.

지금은 박해받는 기독교인을 기억하고 존중하며 기도해야 할 때입니다.

I am touched when I see teenagers raising their hands in contemporary worship, singing at the top of their voices, with tears flowing down their cheeks.

Can someone who is divorced and remarried serve as an elder?

It’s a time to remember, honor, and pray for persecuted Christians.

How out of place this broken tree was, how odd that the owners of the garden—known for their skill—hadn’t removed it. It seemed almost a disservice to their handiwork, a marring of their reputation to have left this hollow shell where it stood.

My father thinks it’s God-ordained, but my mother disagrees. Who is right?

I affirm that, indeed, God is love and that we come to know something of God through experiencing and witnessing love.

Because everything is so connected, each job is equally important.

With the flu season almost upon us, and predictions of tightening restrictions, how are we, the church, preparing for this Christmas season?

One seldom hears or reads a news story without reference to a robust debate on some issue.

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Faith formation is more than just acquiring knowledge. It is about transformation.

My pastor-friend and his congregation have separated. But from the outside looking in, it seems to me that the process toward him, even from the Classis level, was unreasonable, punitive, and unkind.

In the COVID era, I have noticed Christians to be deeply divided about a matter that just one year ago would have seemed very trivial: wearing masks.

A CRC pastor explains why the death of the Black Panther star hit many in the Black community so hard.

Regret should send us running to Jesus, where we grasp his atonement and move beyond our guilt. Grace-inspired remorse should also prompt us to apologize and make amends.