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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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What can I do to minimize or prevent family discord in the wake of the divisive U.S. election?
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Spring is here! Plants are sprouting and birds are busy building nests.
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I was nodding along enthusiastically from the first page in of James K. A. Smith’s new book,
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My husband drives a beat-up white Tahoe that’s showing its age.
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Is it true that the Bible endorses free enterprise capitalism?
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Thank you for the retrospective of Joanne De Jonge’s contributions over these many years
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What advice would you offer seminary graduates for them to be successful pastors
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We neared the diving cliff and surveyed the dark blue water of the Mexican cenote lying about 20 feet below.
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When in 1953 Hugh Heffner launched his Playboy magazine, he knew that the nudes and sexually oriented articles he planned to feature would attract a large readership
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You’ve probably seen huge piles of flattened boxes behind a mall or grocery store.
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I have been involved with life issues since my parents stuffed me into a dress shirt and tie,
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Following a discussion about miracles, the teacher took the class to the zoo
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As I write this, the hearts of many Banner readers are troubled by the political unrest in the United States and the horrific mosque shooting in Canada.
Ashes at the Airport
March 2017 Issue [nid:42261]READ MOREThe Interfaith Chapel at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport doesn’t look much like a place of worship.
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I am tone deaf, so singing in worship doesn’t do anything for me.
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Many of our churches have a reading bias.
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Getting young people involved in worship leadership is an excellent idea
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Shortly after the election, my friend sent me a note: “Would you be willing to go with me to the Women’s March
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I live in the desert, in a valley plain surrounded by four distinct mountain ranges.
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Fighting the good fight begins when you and I make the decision to no longer stand outside the ring.