April 2010
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Features
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When older folks get together, the conversation often drifts toward ailments, surgeries, and medications.
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Last April The Banner asked readers to tell us what your churches have been up to in caring for the environment—in keeping with God
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Many people make the honest mistake of referring to the most famous creed as the “Apostle’s Creed” (note the placement
When to Stop Being a Christian
One really good reason to forget about our faithREAD MOREI was about 12 years old. I woke up on a Sunday morning, trying to process a dream from the night before.
News
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Susanna Heystek, 11, knew she had to do something when she watched news of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
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KAIROS, an ecumenical social justice organization that includes the Christian Reformed Church, was accused of being anti-Israel or anti-S
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Rev.
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On Saturday mornings in downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, you’ll find a small group of girls and women gathered for bre
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"What God has led us through is an extremely precious gift. It was a beautiful thing,” said Adie Johnson.
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Rev.
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When local pianist Serge Mazerand wanted to offer his musical talent in aid of Haiti, Betsy Gesch, a deacon at Telkwa Christian Reformed
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Crazy Horse, a popular eatery in Holland, Mich., is usually closed Sundays, but on Feb.
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At its February meeting, the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to sign a declaration on creation stew
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Rev. Joel De Boer said being sensitive to people is required whether he is pastoring or putting out a fire.
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The annual spaghetti supper hosted by the GEMS girls club of Grace Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., had a different outc
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From a spaghetti supper in a church basement to a lavish dinner for high society, Christian Reformed people have been raising money to he
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Brothers Jared, Jordan, Eric, and Marc Staal, all members of First Christian Reformed Church in Thunder Bay, Ontario, recently donated an
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September 16, 1922 – October 29, 2009
Rev.
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Soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan, are warmer because of the generosity of the Crown Point (Ind.) Christian Reformed Church.
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When heavy snow closed a major Ontario highway in January, motorists were diverted into Strathroy, Ontario, where local inns quickly fill
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Long before “green” was in, Rev. Brad Close had a passion for being a good steward of God’s earth.
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Olympic fever captured the hearts of many Christian Reformed Canadians in February as the 2010 Winter Games came to Vancouver, British Co
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Hubert Krygsman was recently appointed president of Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario.
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Within days of the earthquake in Haiti, students at Southern Heights Christian Reformed Church, in Kalamazoo, Mich., organized a rock-a-t
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On a snowy evening in early February, 300 people basked in the warmth of the music of Supremacy 4, a group of four vocalists and a pianis
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There was strength in united culinary efforts as chef Jeff Van Geest and fellow chefs and musicians pulled off a gala dinner in downtown
Columns
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With budgets facing ongoing strains, saving money isn’t a tough sell in most congregations these days.
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Have you ever wondered what eggs have to do with Easter? Or why we hunt for Easter eggs? (Why not painted rocks or marbles instead?)
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For more than half a century our denomination has maintained a close bond with the Christian Reformed Church in Cuba. As the Februar
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Outreach
Q I often wonder if I’m a genuine Christian because I’m not actively
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I first heard of Amazon.com in 1997 from a library-science student I had a crush on.
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Kudos
Seldom do I read The Banner and come away greatly blessed and encouraged, but with the March 2010 issue I certainly did.
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If I were an atheist (you’ll be pleased to know I am not), I would scan my fellow lumps of biomass and conclude, “Human life
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At the stove, waiting for the rice to boil.
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It was Palm Sunday 2009, and instead of sitting in a pew in my home church watching the Sunday school children walk down the aisles wavin
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Aman called 911 and frantically exclaimed, “Quick, quick, send an ambulance. My wife’s having a baby.
Our Shared Ministry
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We can only begin to imagine what it must be like these days to be a Haitian citizen. But we must try.
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Growing up in Japan, Ben Spalink always knew the importance of mission work.
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Two Calvin college professors have received awards for recently published books. Calvin professor of philosophy James K.A.
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The media ministries of the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America have combined resources to launch “Groundw
Haiti Earthquake
What Was God’s Role?READ MOREI know what a place like Haiti is like. I came from a torn place myself: the Congo.
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Even before the Jan.
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When he became president of Calvin Theological Seminary in 2001, Rev. Neal Plantinga Jr. thought fundraising would be hard.
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Alone steeple serves as a reminder of where South Olive Christian Reformed Church stood for more than 100 years.
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Recently my 5-year-old granddaughter Nettie came home from school with a paper that read, “When I grow up, I want to be __________.
