November 2009
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Features
A Silent Dwelling
When a disrupted adoption left them in unspeakable pain, God brought comfort without words.READ MOREI am not a psychologist. I have neither a degree in therapy nor in grief counseling.
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I can still hear my grandpa’s refrain about “Ninth Street,” our home church in Holland, Mich.: “Don’t chang
Gratitude in Tough Times
Encouraging each other through storyREAD MOREAs we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, times are tough.
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No one knows for sure how many Christians remain in Iraq.
News
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Michael Miller knows where to find a listening ear: at the Green Bean Coffee House in Seattle’s Greenwood area.
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The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee’s Disaster Response Service (DRS) is rarely called to Alaska.
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Volunteers from Kelloggsville Christian Reformed Church in Kentwood, Mich., have helped at least 50 Burundian refugees learn to read and
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From First CRC, New Westminster, British Columbia, to Rev. Andrew E.
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At a meeting in late September, the faculty senate of Calvin College voted 36-4 to ask that the school’s board of trustees withdraw
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Christian Reformed missions staff in Honduras are safe but had their travel restricted in late September by the denomination’s Cris
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The Christian Reformed Church has a deficit of more than $9 million as of the fiscal year ended on June 30.
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At its meeting in late September, the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees endorsed a resolution calling on the U.S.
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Awake Christian Reformed Church meets in the back room of a bawdy café on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue motel strip, where sex sho
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Homeless families can find respite at Ivanrest Christian Reformed Church in Grandville, Mich., while parents search for a job and a new p
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“What struck me most is how happy they are for how little they have,” said Aaron Doorn, 16.
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April 16, 1936 – July 23, 2009
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Six pastors serving Canadian Korean Christian Reformed churches gathered in Calgary, Alberta, this summer for continuing education and mu
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Sept. 19, 1939 – Aug. 13, 2009
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When Nancy Leistra of North Hills Christian Reformed Church in Troy, Mich., started losing her hair while going through chemotherapy trea
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Burma and Michigan are more than 8,000 miles (12,800 km) apart, but three families of Lakeside Community Christian Reformed Church in Alt
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Conrad (Mont.) Christian Reformed Church was established Oct.
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The Network, a new denominational program intended to connect and help local congregations, is becoming a reality.
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On Sept. 19, J. Derek Halvorson was inaugurated as president of Providence Christian College in Ontario, Calif.
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Welcome to the Front Porch Café. At this diner in a small northern Michigan town, community is the main entrée.
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It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest is the most unchurched part of the United States.
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Stop by the Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, Mich., on Thursday nights, and you’ll find an interesting menu: beer, conversatio
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The Christian Reformed Church’s Crisis Management Team has placed a hold on all travel by CRC personnel to the West African country
Columns
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A Few More of Our Favorite Things
Banner reviewers offer their top picks of the year - READ MORE
Looking for a stocking stuffer that will bring your family together this holiday season and inspire everyone’s creativity?
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Relationships
Q My parents wanted to give my husband and me an advance on our inheritance
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It was an 80-degree Saturday in the beginning of May—unseasonably warm for Wisconsin—and I was stuck at work.
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Prayers and Promises
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Was the Reformation Necessary?
Thank you for the enlightening discussion “Was the Reformation Necessary?” (October
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In the editorial titled “Shoes” (June 2009), the editor of The Banner supports adding the Belhar Confession to the creeds and
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A new in-law was visiting and inquired about my writing progress.
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What good is navel gazing, beyond determining whether we have an “innie” or an “outie”?
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Take a moment to think of your favorite Thanksgiving food fresh from the oven or steaming from the stove. How does it look?
Our Shared Ministry
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Ruth Padilla DeBorst, a Christian Reformed World Missions missionary in Latin America, will be one of the keynote speakers for Urbana &rs
Finding God Outside Church
ReFrame Media helps build communityREAD MOREJudy and Donovan Mosley left the church.
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When you think about evangelism, taking out the trash is probably not the first thing that comes to mind—unless you’re involv
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Calvin College is a leader in Academic All-America awards, the national honor given to student athletes who excel both in the classroom a
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“There’s no other place but the CRC for me!”
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Rev.
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