September 2022
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Features
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In 1956, Ernie Benally was a rarity on the Dordt College campus: a full-blooded Navajo in a world of fair-haired Dutch-American students—and Calvinists at that.
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Why is our preaching viewed by some as the promotion and protection of ideals and values we hold sacred and not as the delivery of good news to be discussed?
News
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What does Synod 2022’s declaration that the church's historic stance on same-sex relationships has confessional status mean for members, pastors, and congregations who have been moving in a different direction?
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Meeting by video conference July 25, the directors of the Christian Reformed Church in North America Canada Corporation discussed plans for fall meetings and followed up on past board work.
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About a 10-minute walk from the campus of University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Cragmor CRC hopes to deepen its relationship with students. The congregation is starting with prayer.
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Lloyd VanderKwaak, who has served as volunteer facilitator of the Christian Reformed Church’s joint ministry agreement process, has been named interim chief administrative officer in the denomination’s Office of General Secretary.
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After nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, is no more.
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Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church rejected Jim Lucas in 1998, declining to offer a call for his ministry to LGBTQ people. In May 2022 the congregation formally apologized and welcomed Lucas home.
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Known for his authenticity and passion for justice, pastor and missionary Gerald Hogeterp died June 16 at age 80.
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John Malestein, a distinguished Calvin Theological Seminary alumnus, “lifted up Jesus Christ in everything.” He died May 31 at age 98.
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A pastor and chaplain who had a passion for meeting people and spreading the gospel, John Van Hemert died May 26 at age 85.
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A pastor and minister of outreach, Kwan Yiu Timothy Chan was tenacious in his service to people and to God. He died June 8 at age 71.
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Mission of Hope Africa has made connections with Christian Reformed congregations in Michigan to support planting congregations of the Christian Reformed Church of East Africa in Kenya.
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At a church council meeting June 27, Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church’s elders, deacons, and pastors determined not to rescind the appointment of a same-sex married deacon, as the CRC’s synod had ordered them to do.
Columns
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The birds who have happily feasted on the surplus of bugs and abundance of space found in the North begin to think about making the long flight back to their wintering grounds.
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I witnessed that spirit of censure and distrust during debates on the floor of synod.
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At just about every church leadership event, the first question attendees ask of one another is “How big is your church?”
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We know that it’s wrong to physically harm people. But is it ever right to hurt people’s feelings for the sake of God’s truth? For instance, Jesus called the Pharisees a “brood of vipers.”
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We need to take these texts seriously as a way of taking the questioner seriously.
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Fui testigo de ese espíritu de censura y desconfianza durante los debates en el sínodo.
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Get some of our top picks for reading, watching, and listening in September 2022.
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Our visits continued, and we were enfolded deeper into the lives of this couple.
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My thankfulness revolves around small and big things.
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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In this Emmy-nominated series, Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.
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It was almost magical how it filled up again and again, week after week.
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A 10-episode series takes Star Trek fans back 10 years before the original Star Trek series.
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Sin is our daily addiction. When we come together in worship, it is a time of encouraging each other in sobriety from our sins.
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A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.
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My husband and I can’t agree on whether we should be cremated or not. Is there any biblical instruction for this?
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Leaders in many Christian churches are embracing Enneagram personality typing. I would be very glad to have solidly Reformed feedback on this practice.
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I have changed my mind about rapture theology. Reformed theology does not support it.
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저는 총회 토의 중에 비난과 불신의 영을 목격했습니다.
Our Shared Ministry
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Nadie puede negar el valor del aprendizaje continuo en nuestra vida y ministerio, pero, curiosamente, a menudo lo pasamos por alto.
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Having a community of people learning together helps us explore a topic more deeply and gain from each other’s wisdom.
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Reframe’s language ministries offer short videos to reconnect with faith.
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“We were surprised by the feedback, in part because of our personal experiences with ineffective breakout rooms in the past.”
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No one can deny the value of ongoing learning in our life and ministry, yet, curiously, we often overlook it.
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The CRCNA wants churches to be places that not only prevent abuse but also support the healing of those who have been affected by it.
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Hearts Exchanged is a learning and action journey being offered across Canada that was designed to prepare Christians to build relationships marked by mutual respect and reciprocity with Indigenous communities.
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누구도 우리의 삶과 사역에서 지속적인 배움의 가치를 부인하지 않을 것입니다. 그러나 신기하게도 우리는 종종 그 가치를 간과합니다.
