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After five years and more than $136,000 in legal fees, the fight for the building of New Hope Christian Reformed Church in Tacoma, Wash.,

Dana Marie Hoekstra of Community Christian Reformed Church in Kitchener, Ontario, is taking some big steps in her singing career this yea

For two Christian Reformed athletes, the 2010 National Special Olympics in Lincoln, Neb., were a dream come true.

Ten months after burning to the ground as a result of arson, the Green Bean Coffee House in Seattle, Wash., reopened in a new location (s

Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Hamilton, Ontario, known locally as a place where many ethnic communities gather, was targeted thre

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) responded to flooding both nearby and far away, providing aid for relief in both Pakist

We live in a mid-sized Ontario town and were driving through the countryside one day.

I am one of 14.6 million unemployed people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (July 2010).

It became obvious in the 1960s and ’70s that not only did our historic confessions say some things about other Christians that we w

They call it aging, but that is not an accurate word for growing old.

1. When talking with someone who has a disability, look at that person—not at the interpreter or companion.
2. When host

October is a pretty “sweet” month—who doesn’t enjoy traveling from house to house and filling a pillowcase with c

Some people think that only those who have climbed mountains, fought in foreign wars, or battled a disease should write their life storie

Outreach

Separation a Sin?

Separation a Sin?

My initial reaction to the opinion piece in the September issue of The Banner (“Is Separation Always a Sin?”) was that it was

This morning I’m reminded of a quote from the movie Ladies in Lavender: “Growing old is a gradual surrender.”

The more media we have to record our stories, the less we make the effort. What a shame!

Nearly 50 Korean leaders in the Christian Reformed Church attended a Healthy Churches Seminar in San Bernardino, Calif., as part of the S

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Rev.

When Rev.

It’s not the same old song and dance for Step of Faith Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., whose recent Hip Hop Festival drew 500 guests