March 2006
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Features
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When people ask whether there was death before the fall, they’re not all asking the same question.
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Each year, AIDS kills more people than tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes combined. So why are we IGNORING AN ONGOING HORROR?
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What’s happening in the CRC, and where will it lead us?
OK, so we can’t afford official datafrom a scientificallyac
News
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Public TV doesn’t often focus on the Bible, but one Christian Reformed Church member has been instrumental in changing that in the
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When heavy rains hit California at the end of 2005, most people escaped destructive flooding of their homes.
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Calls Extended
From Georgetown (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church to Rev.
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In Cary, Miss., more than 300 infants have been blessed with baby afghans crocheted by Anna Spender.
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The sight of children devouring cookies during a community ministries night initiated an unforeseen outreach for a West Michigan congrega
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It began with a loud pounding at her door at 6 a.m. on the Friday before Mother’s Day, 2005.
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Chicago Bulls fans are being treated to home-game performances by the “Swingin’ Seniors” dance troupe.
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Cindy Beberman’s recipe for Hazelnut Espresso Truffle cookies won first place of 147 entries in the Chicago Tribune’s
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The Christian Reformed Church in Nigeria celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, marking its beginning when missiona
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1928 - 2005
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When a lawsuit was filed to recoup costs incurred in a settlement with an abuse survivor, it resulted in a media storm that engulfed Calv
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Church Planter Rev.
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Canada’s Christian Reformed Extension Fund recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, with current loans totaling roughly $55 millio
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When soldiers in Iraq don their snug helmet liners in bitter weather, they can feel how much people back home care about them.
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Having connections to the music scene is helping Nashville’s Faith Christian Reformed Church reach out to its neighbors.
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More than 90 Hamilton (Ontario) District Christian High School students and a dozen Redeemer University College students gave up their Ch
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In a tiny primitive village in Afghanistan, where bitter winters sting fingers and toes, local children are staying warm in winter clothi
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When Team Canada won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Jan.
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A Toronto congregation, in danger of being disaffiliated from the Christian Reformed Church, could breathe easier after Classis Toronto&r
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Conservative Christians in Canada are expressing cautious optimism about the outcome of the Jan. 23 federal election.
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NBC has pulled from its lineup a controversial show called The Book of Daniel, a prime-time drama about an Episcopal priest stru
Columns
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Extreme makeovers promise to change everything from looks to personalities to houses.
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I had just finished explaining Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God to my senior Bible class when I paused to ask
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I’m visiting a dank, dusty hallway in the basement of our house. I don’t go there often, and the lighting is poor.
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Editorial Standards
After reading the editorial “Glenda’s Revelation” in the February Banner, I supp
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Reading the text of Creation
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Ms. Terri asked her Sunday school class to draw pictures of their favorite Bible stories.
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Q. Three of our elders, one of whom was re-baptized as an adult, have indicated opposition to infant baptism.
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Health Issues
Race Against Time
by Stephen Lewis
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Don’t worry, parent. Have no fear, librarian.
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There’s this schemer, this shlemiel.
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We’ve had a bunch of them lately at our house. Birthdays, anniversaries, and such. Each day is special.
Our Shared Ministry
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A small meeting room in the Maniknagar slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh, grows more humid with each passing minute as 20 women pile inside its w
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Imagine yourself living in a strange country, isolated from the culture because you don’t know the language.
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This section of the Banner is named “Church@Work” because we use it to update you on the ministry work of our denomi
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Child abuse takes many forms: physical, emotional, and sexual. It happens at home, at school, and, yes, even at church.
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Brightly dressed men and women danced to beating drums as they celebrated the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria’s (CRCN) centenn
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I admit that I was uncomfortable when I was given an information sheet for Calvin Theological Seminary students who preach on “Semi
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Amid laughter and occasional tears, spouses of Christian Reformed pastors shared their stories during nine mentoring conferences held acr
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While we were in the States recently someone asked us,“Why China?”
