In a community as widespread and diverse as the Christian Reformed Church in North America, reading a survey about its members can be a l
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Be Perfect?
Does God really expect perfection from Us?READ MOREAre you a perfectionist? Is your boss one? Perhaps you have a perfectionist parent or sibling?
How (Not) to Talk About God
What one church learned by practicing “Pub Theology”READ MOREEvery once in a while, it’s good to ask yourself, “When was the last time I had a real conversation with someone who doesn&rs
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I’m about to say something just a bit shocking. It’s highly controversial.
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Opening the closet door to look for wrapping paper, I saw it hanging in solitude.
Aceh’s Redemption
Five years after the deadly tsunami, we can see how grace has touched a century of tears.READ MOREWhen I heard the name Aceh, the main locale in Indonesia hit by the 2004 tsunami, it was not new to me.
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“Someday soon, my little man, our Lord Jesus is coming again. I hope you never forget it as long as you live.”
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Daughter Ruth was always last to leave the Sunday family dinners.
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I can still hear my grandpa’s refrain about “Ninth Street,” our home church in Holland, Mich.: “Don’t chang
Gratitude in Tough Times
Encouraging each other through storyREAD MOREAs we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, times are tough.
A Silent Dwelling
When a disrupted adoption left them in unspeakable pain, God brought comfort without words.READ MOREI am not a psychologist. I have neither a degree in therapy nor in grief counseling.
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No one knows for sure how many Christians remain in Iraq.
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W.A. Visser ’t Hooft once wrote the following thought-provoking words about John Calvin:
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One of the sweet promises of Scripture is God’s guidance.
Was the Reformation Necessary?
An Ecumenical Discussion with Contemporary Catholic TheologiansREAD MOREAs part of our commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, The Banner asked Ronald J.
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Swelling with pride, a mother was all too glad to tell me recently how well her daughter is faring in her graduate studies at a prestigio
Living Room Compassion
Ministering to parents whose children have left the churchREAD MOREMy son doesn’t go to church anymore because he thinks God is a myth.”
Oil, Planks, Tax Collectors, and Tolerance
What it truly means to love our neighborREAD MOREOil
“Fill the earth and subdue it”
(Gen. 1:28).The New Calvinism
Calvinism’s on the rise—but other faith traditions are getting all the credit.READ MOREI wonder how many readers were surprised by Time magazine’s recent cover story “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now”
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Emily, a former student of mine, had endured a semester’s worth of ridicule and abuse from her grad school professors and fellow st
Augustine’s Great Comeback
How this fifth-century African bishop helps us think theologically about today’s worldREAD MOREEven as a resurgence of atheism fascinates the mass media, a new theological engagement with public life is taking shape.
Merciful Living
Christianity killed paganism with kindness. Imagine what could happen today.READ MOREA speaker once asked his audience to raise their hands high above their heads. Everyone complied.
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This year’s Multiethnic Conference participants met with the theme “Embracing the Discomfort of Diversity,” and attende
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A former student wrote to me recently: