This past spring our 3-year-old son, Benjamin, planted flowers for the first time.
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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Well, it happened. Mom and Dad are now separated.
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There are more than 750 million active users on Facebook.
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Would Jesus use Facebook?
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How many leaves have you seen in your lifetime? Probably billions or trillions, right?
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I’m 42 years old and back in school.
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A Saturday evening in November, with wet snow splattering Edmonton. Settled in comfortable pew.
Responding to “A Call from the CRC’s Young Adults”
The “disconnect” is bigger than you might think.READ MOREIn the June 2011 Banner, Chelsey Munneke summarizes a discussion held by passionate young people, which offers a “diagn
On the Edge of Faith
Learning to live with ambiguity and uncertaintyREAD MORESometimes I’m jealous of other Christians.
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Church
Q. Please define the role of evangelists in our denomination.
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As a parent I have found the management of household chores to be a chore.
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Following our Sunday-morning worship service, I was visiting with my friend Doug Vande Griend, an attorney in Salem, Ore.:
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As someone who works most weekends and just about every Sunday night, I’ve developed the good discipline of taking Mondays off.
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Many of the earth’s rainforests are located in hot, humid places like Central and South America and parts of Africa, Asia, and A
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We emphasize the significance of the local church.
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Synod 2011 moved forward cautiously and carefully, like traffic through a construction zone.
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Reuniting what should never have been divided.
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What has made you smile lately?
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I knew I didn’t walk into that room alone.
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If you don’t get outside much, you might have this unhealthy problem.
Too Busy?
Myth or fact in ministry today?READ MOREAre ministers today too busy? Not busy enough? Maybe it’s time for churches to re-evaluate the role.
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Our confessions sketch a deep, rich theology that rewards those who dig deeper.
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Terrorism, unrest in the Middle East, spiking oil prices, and Qur’an burnings.