November 2008
Even though there are often pieces online that don't appear in print, some people like to make sure they read--or can read again--articles from a specific issue. Use this page to make sure you don't miss a feature, the news, a column, or an Our Shared Ministry article from this issue. Use the search function at the top to find something specific going back to 2005 but if you want to find something older, The Banner archives are maintained at Calvin College's Hekman Library.
Features
Is Prosperity a Blessing?
You have a great job, a nice home, and above-average kids. But are you really “blessed”?READ MOREI occasionally hear Christians reflect on how God has “blessed” them throughout their lives.
Remember Us
A Letter from Church Leaders in the Southern HemisphereREAD MOREOn the eve of both the Canadian and U.S.
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No person is an island, yet I often feel like one when I’m new to a church.
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So much depends on your standpoint when you start to tell what happened “once upon a time.”
News
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The Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church conducts denominational business when synod is not in session.
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While the rest of the world watched the Beijing Olympics, Duncan (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church helped its community host games of loca
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From First Christian Reformed Church, Detroit, to Rev.
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This past summer 90 teens and counselors from Korean Christian Reformed churches in southern California and Nevada met at Camp Kainos 200
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Religious leaders warn that the global financial crisis threatens progress made against poverty and world hunger.
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Mark Rice, a former executive with Zondervan, Inc., starts October 31 as the new director of Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publish
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First year university students, excited but often overwhelmed, don’t always know where to look for guidance, especially at larger i
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Every tenth week Bradenton (Fla.) Christian Reformed Church fills its Family Life Center with cots and pillows.
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Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church in Mason City, Iowa, is offering fellowship on wheels with the Holy Rollers.
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When Hurricane Ike slammed into Haiti on Sept.
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On a sunny Saturday in September, members of 10 southern California Korean Christian Reformed churches gathered in Cerritos, Calif., for
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For pastors of Korean Christian Reformed churches in Texas, being far away from most other Korean CRCs can leave them feeling isolated.
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Carlee Hoffman, 22, earned a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing as a member of the U.S.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offered firsthand advice in a private meeting with Diana Worsley, 11.
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Heidi Hager, age 7, demonstrated that children can make an impact on helping the needy.
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Melanie Kok, 24, earned a bronze medal in rowing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kok, a member of Trinity Christian Reformed Church i
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January 28, 1925 – June 21, 2008
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June 17, 1919 – July 25, 2008
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The New Holland (S.D.) Christian Reformed Church celebrated its 125th anniversary earlier this year.
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Tragedy struck the small community of Alger, Wash., in September when a man randomly shot and killed six people, including a deputy sheri
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Wilma Stienstra and Mia Lakmaker were recently reunited after being separated for 63 years.
Our Shared Ministry
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Many intellectuals in university settings struggle to combine their faith with learning. Rolf Bouma wants to change that.
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The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) shares Christ’s love by providing disaster relief and community development p
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They call it a global food crisis, but it’s a crisis felt mostly by the world’s poor.
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I had a great time. Get the word out so more people can participate!”
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I made a new friend. In fact, I made a number of new friends, and I would like to introduce you to one of them.
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Little Odette is virtually alone in the world. She rarely says a word or cracks a smile. Her clothes are dirty and torn.
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Looking at the eager young faces of children in a vacation Bible school classroom in Nigeria, Kristin Vliem was stumped.
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High in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador live the Quechua (pronounced “ketch-oo-wah”), a people descended from the Incas.
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At this stage the global food crisis is more about food access than food shortage.
Columns
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The word missional has become a buzzword among many church leaders today. There are varying definitions of that word.
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We hear statistics of Third World countries so often we become apathetic
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There are so many ways to say thank you.
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A picture of Shona Paterson (left) was incorrectly identified in the October 2008 Banner with the story “Special Needs Don’t
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Obeying the Great Commission
Jason De Vries rightly urges us to rethink the Great Commission because it is a succinct description
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According to legend, the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, considered to be the father of Chinese agriculture, discovered tea accidentally one d
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An elderly woman who listened daily to a call-in radio pastor decided one day to call his show.
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A few years ago my family experienced a Christmas miracle: for once we all agreed on something.
