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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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This man got a pair of gloves, and I got a blessing. I think I came out ahead.
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From beginning to end, Our World Belongs to God testifies that God is fully present and involved in our lives.
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Deciding to take it all on doesn’t convey a healthy trust in God’s provision, or trust in others to be the elbows while I focus on being the spleen (to stretch a biblical metaphor).
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Here’s one way to practice being thankful every day!
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I was taught to obey police officers, but they didn’t play a large role in my life.
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It is a mistake to assume that just because a lesson is for young children it can be theologically neutral.
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To me the five points of Calvinism articulated in the Canons of Dort summarize some wonderfully assuring teachings from Scripture.
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According to one polyamory website, a polyamorous relationship is “a romantic relationship where the people in the relationship agree that it’s okay for everyone to be open to or have other romantic partners.”
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Here are six films, from the very old to the recent, that are worth watching.
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On the one hand, some connections are established more easily and quickly now that the smartphone replaced the telephone...
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I was a synodical delegate in 2016 and 2017 and a member of the subcommittee that authored the recommendations referenced by Clayton Libolt in his article...
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Good theology is not simply about faithfulness and accuracy to God’s Word but must include a wise and loving use of God’s Word.
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A re-think of the role and place of servanthood and leadership in the church is long overdue.
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Loving small means doing small things, helpful things, things not all that striking, but doing them with great love.
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Three or four years ago, I started to notice people beginning their spoken sentences with “so...”
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Being biblical is only possible if our goal is to be a faithful and dynamic disciple of Jesus.
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Our primary loyalty should always be to God, not to any human being, institution, or country—not even to any theological tradition.
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How do I discern between God’s calling and my own—or even other people’s—sinful ambitions?
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The Belgic Confession clearly has a powerful early history. But does it have any lasting significance for our churches today? Is it more than a historical document established as one of the three confessional standards of the Christian Reformed Church? In what ways does the Belgic Confession still speak to us today?
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What is a vegetable, a grain, and a fruit all at the same time?
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In terms of orthodoxy in faith and practice, it seems to me that the Christian Reformed Church has more in common with A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians than with the Reformed Church in America.
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When I first met Attie, I was a sleep-deprived mess of nerves and disappointment.
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My earliest memories of Holy Communion are set in a small church in rural Netherlands. In that place and in those times, the pious took the apostle Paul’s injunctions regarding righteous living at face value.