Columns

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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Frequently Asked Questions
January 25, 2013
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Columns,
Big Questions
A friend at work asked how to perform a certain kind of operation on the company computer without the possibility of its being traced back to him. Proud that I had recently discovered how, I showed him. Later I learned that what he did was in violation of company policy. Am I an accomplice in his wrongdoing?

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Punch Lines
January 25, 2013
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Columns,
Point of View
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Around the World
January 21, 2013
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Columns,
Discover
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Sandy Swartzentruber
There are more than 7 billion people living on earth.

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Do We Need to Change Our Church Order?
January 11, 2013
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Columns,
Vantage Point
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Rev. Larry Van Essen
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Letters to the Editor: February 2013
January 11, 2013
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Columns,
Reply All
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A Valentine’s Embrace
January 7, 2013
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Columns,
Still
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Rev. John Lee
It wasn’t the Valentine’s Day I would have chosen.

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Thank Heaven for Colleagues!
January 7, 2013
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Columns,
Editorial
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Pastors do not prepare their sermons in isolation.

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Punch Lines
December 31, 2012
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Columns,
Point of View
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Frequently Asked Questions
December 21, 2012
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Columns,
Big Questions
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Syd Hielema,
Bryan Berghoef,
Kathy Vandergrift
“Reformedness” is a communal way of being together.

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Look at You!
December 21, 2012
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Columns,
Discover
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Joanne De Jonge
Just look at you! You have one amazing body. You have 200 bones, 600 muscles, millions of glands, billions of nerves, trillions of cells, and a whole lot more. They all work together perfectly—automatically! Surely someone greater than you put you together.

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Do We Need Women Advisers Again?
December 17, 2012
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Columns,
Vantage Point
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George Vander Weit
Let’s encourage more women to contribute to denominational decision-making.

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Letters to the Editor: January 2013
December 17, 2012
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Columns,
Reply All
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Accepting the Gift
December 10, 2012
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Columns,
Still
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Reginald Smith
Could Tom teach me to become a receiver?

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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
December 10, 2012
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Columns,
Editorial
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Investing in God’s kingdom is sure to yield a rich harvest.

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Punch Lines
December 6, 2012
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Columns,
Point of View
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Looking for Beauty
December 6, 2012
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Columns,
The Other 6
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Diane Van Ryn
What Emma taught me about God’s gift of beauty.

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Punch Lines
November 30, 2012
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Columns,
Point of View
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Give It All You’ve Got
November 26, 2012
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Columns,
Discover
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Sandy Swartzentruber
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When Traditions Fail Us
November 16, 2012
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Columns,
The Other 6
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Mary Vander Vennen
Traditions that help us live incarnationally.

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Frequently Asked Questions
November 16, 2012
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Columns,
Big Questions
Should pastors share their sermons?

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Muzak
November 9, 2012
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Columns,
Vantage Point
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Frank DeVries
Let’s start paying attention to the musicians who guide us into worship

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Letters to the Editor: December 2012
November 9, 2012
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Columns,
Reply All
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Wake Up and Pay Attention
November 5, 2012
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Columns,
Still
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Joyce Kane
Abiding in the hope of Advent.

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Living With a Foot in Each World
November 5, 2012
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Columns,
Editorial
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Keeping our eyes peeled for heaven’s daily presence in our lives.

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