This Thanksgiving sonnet is a reference to 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.

Troubled by his nonchalance, I envisioned daggerlike freezing rain, stabbing cold, and cutting snow.

Like the other two confessions, the CD points believers to comfort.

We came home that day, and in a few hours the nurse called us and gave us the worst news possible.

Kuiper became “known as the ‘voice’ of the Christian Reformed Church through his long tenure as editor of The Banner.”

Technologies aren’t neutral; they shape the messages they transmit.

I wonder how this is supposed to bring glory to God.

It was a powerful lesson to me on the love of community and walking alongside one another as we face a difficult problem.

Stepping through the doors of Calvin’s Fine Arts Center this week for the Wisdom in Faith and AI conference felt a bit like crossing the threshold of the Roman Coliseum.

Thankfully, a description of God as impassible is in no way saying that God is uncaring—quite the opposite!

God created meadows on Earth so that his creation can flourish and be enjoyed within this unique ecosystem.

It is an avenue that gives space to slow down, spend time in creation, and find connection with God.

At the furthest boundaries of science, everyone relies on a form of faith.

Rev. Henry Beets headed the group that purchased The Banner and in 1903 took the editor’s seat where he served for 25 years.

There is not a single place on Earth that is completely void of sound.

There might be no greater test of a parent’s faith than watching a child choose a path different from the one the parent had hoped and prayed he would take.

G.M. Gilbert, a psychologist at the Nuremberg War Crimes trial, said, “Evil is the lack of empathy.”

Recent years in our Christian Reformed denomination have brought the fights. Yet not all fights are good conflicts.

As part of my sabbatical, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Spain and walk the Camino de Santiago—the Way of Saint James.

Whatever reasons are given for not going to church, it leaves us with the uncomfortable question: can someone be a Christian while deliberately staying away from Christ’s church?

John Yeury De Baun started the magazine and was its first editor.

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The fact is I’ve carried those memories, as well as their resulting shame and regret, my whole life.