I hope God’s people will spend more time applying godly wisdom to the issues of our day rather than labeling people.

I was a child of Dutch immigrants in the 1950s, and my adult children are now asking more details about their grandparents, of whom they all have wonderful impressions.

Of course Black lives matter, and it is important in the church of Jesus, in the historical and present context of North America, to say so unequivocally.

Our Reformed tradition emphasizes a lot of head knowledge when it comes to growing in our faith.

He pointed to a chair and told me he’d have my watch fixed in a couple minutes if I wanted to wait.

You are born to be so many things. My wish for you—no matter where your journey leads—is for you to always … Be You!

With less sunlight to feed a tree, its leaves are not really needed any more and fall to the ground. But the leaves’ role does not end there.

We will always fight over something unless we face and resolve our underlying issues. As far as I can tell, we have collectively ignored them.

Siempre nos pelearemos por algo a menos que afrontemos y resolvamos nuestros problemas subyacentes. Hasta donde yo sé, los hemos ignorado colectivamente.

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God’s love for people who have been marginalized, discarded, and taken advantage of reverberates throughout the Bible.

How can God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, even as a test of obedience? Isn't that cruel and a case of child abuse?

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They did not choose to leave their land. They were forced to. Violence pushed them out, and a search for survival pulled them forward.

근본적인 문제를 직시하고 해결하지 않는다면, 우리는 항상 무언가와 씨름하게 될 것입니다. 제가 아는 한 우리는 집단적으로 이러한 문제들을 무시해 왔습니다.