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Columns
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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An invitation to love like Jesus and step beyond distraction and division into the joy we long to experience—from the author of The Deeply Formed Life, winner of the Christianity Today Book Award
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For 6-foot-8 people like myself, it’s a taste of heaven to be able to stretch out my long legs.
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This illustrated, rhyming book will help parents explain to children the unique and wonderful message of God’s grace.
A Place to Belong: Celebrating Diversity and Kinship in the Home and Beyond by Amber O’Neal Johnston
READ MOREA guide for families of all backgrounds to celebrate cultural heritage and embrace inclusivity in the home and beyond.
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If you are like me, you have never heard a sermon on imagination.
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Check out our reviews of movies, music, and books for this month.
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Both a New York Times bestseller and a Reece’s Book Club pick, this historical fiction novel focuses on creating the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Worship Initiative’s Aaron Williams centers his first full-length project on the grace, love, and rest Jesus offers
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As I write this, Jack is dying in the hospice wing on the third floor of a nursing home in town.
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Andrew Huang is a Canadian YouTube personality, musician, music producer, and video producer. He is best known for his "Song Challenge" video series, which invites viewers to dare him in feats of musicianship
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A first-person account by Afghan Freshta Tori Jan, CRC church member and Calvin graduate, who was once persecuted by the Taliban.
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With over 300,000 copies sold, this rerelease of 1976’s The Fight is an accessible, classic guide to the basics of Christian living: faith, prayer, temptation, evangelism, guidance, Bible study, interpersonal relationships, and work.
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Following in the wake of their critically acclaimed 2020 debut album Flown, Norwegian art rockers Dim Gray return with its “atmospheric” follow-up, Firmament.
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The Deadly Scrolls brings together religious intrigue and contemporary detective work, against the explosive backdrop of the Dead Sea Scrolls and modern-day Jerusalem.
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It might be helpful to think about our media consumption like our food consumption: try for a well-balanced diet.
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The second person of the Trinity becoming flesh in baby Jesus was not only miraculous—a sign of God’s power—but also astonishing—a sign of God’s humility.
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He’s different,” they said. “Different” meant I was not one of them. The difference had to be highlighted.
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People can be excellent at hiding intense pain while silently crying out for compassion, friendship, and love.
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When the wind of passion leaves our sails, we beat the oars.
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A hilarious, action-packed, and highly illustrated middle-grade adventure from acclaimed author and artist Matt Phelan.
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This Emmy-nominated prequel to "Breaking Bad" follows small-time attorney Jimmy McGill as he transforms into morally challenged lawyer Saul Goodman.
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A new collection of renowned artist Nikki McClure’s stunning papercuts, with a contemporary, community-minded message.
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Since 1942, long before podcasts, the BBC has been asking guests which eight musical tracks they would take with them if they were to be stranded on a desert island.