September 2005
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Features
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The president of the university where I worked as a campus minister once told me about a call he received from an irate parent:
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No one knows why things went so wrong.
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When we decided to send our three children to a Christian day school, we weren’t operating under the influence of “CRC auto-
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Twelve years ago my wife, Coby, and I found ourselves facing some of the most significant crossroads and challenges of our lives.
Columns
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Award shows frustrate me.
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Apology Corrected
I read with interest your “Apology Accepted” story in the July 2005 Banner.
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An astute third-grader once asked me, “Do you ever wonder if life is real?
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When a bride and groom say wedding vows and sign a marriage certificate, they make their love and commitment to each other official.
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One summer night in the late 1950s, when church was a more serious, formal occasion and the "Reverends" wore black tie and tails when pr
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Q. An article in the March 2005 Banner (p.
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Synod 2005 approved a proposal for the orderly exchange of ministers between the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in A
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This Banner is heavy on discipleship issues—how we can become more mature followers of Jesus and help others do the same
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Also known as “the manse.” I lived in three of them—church-owned housing. What a joy! No taxes to pay. No repairs.
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Write On!
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Have you ever written a spiritual autobiography? You know, a story about your own faith journey.
Our Shared Ministry
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I recently traveled with CRWRC worker Ary Vreeken from Niamey, Niger, to a village called Bangiri about two hours away.
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Higher Education Before the Face of God
Consciously or unconsciously, we all live our lives coram deo—“before the
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Why don’t you do a story about a boy who is blind?”
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You’re gonna be okay.”
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Last month I introduced this column by telling you that August would usher in major transitions in denominational leadership.
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A dear person in your congregation is diagnosed with cancer. Another is going through a divorce.
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Imagine a major national television network that features a prime-time gospel presentation every week. Unbelievable? Nope.
