“This time I’m going to do better.”
The words come muttered with determination, filled with equal parts guilt a
The words come muttered with determination, filled with equal parts guilt a
Muhammad was respected as an upright man by those who knew him.
Beginning in the early ’70s and all through the ’80s, I pastored a church in the burgeoning charismatic movement.
When I began my ministry I had certain preconceived ideas about people who were homosexual.
A few months ago Banner editor Bob De Moor asked why so many young adults have left the Christian Refor
We are better off together than we are apart. We are better off staying in dialogue than we are going our separate ways.
Scholars tell us that manyChristians no longer identify closely with denominations.
Thirty seminary graduates have been declared candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church this year.
A recent commercial for kleenex facial tissues shows a Buddhist monk walking along a path.
What makes a great wedding?
Three years ago I accompanied 30 Dordt College students to a Greek Orthodox church.
On January 2 The New York Times published a piece titled “Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t” by Dennis Overbye.
Last summer delegates to the Christian Reformed Church’s annual meeting considered a study report titled “War and Peace.&rdqu
Try this experiment some Sunday morning while you’re sipping coffee after the worship service.
When I was a child our family faithfully worshiped at a local Christian Reformed church.
Words of uncertainty spill from Peter’s lips: “I’m going out to fish” (John 21:3).
Our star, the sun, pours forth immense energy.
Iona stewart’s first encounter with the Christian Reformed Church was a service at Second CRC Brampton, Ontario, to which a friend
What most attracts you to the Bible and what most repels you?
This year the Christian Reformed Church in North America celebrates 150 years of ministry.
Two contrasting recent articles in The Banner touch on divine providence (“Is God Responsible?” by Daniel Boerman, August 200
THE ROAD VICTOR KO, age 39, traveled to the Christian Reformed Church was unusual, but one on which he now recognizes the Spirit’s
If you’re a black member of the Christian Reformed Church, you probably know what an identity crisis is all about.
For almost 100 years, until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Christian Zionists graciously endured the derision of mainline P