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Thank Heaven for Colleagues!
January 7, 2013
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Pastors do not prepare their sermons in isolation.

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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
December 10, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Investing in God’s kingdom is sure to yield a rich harvest.

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Living With a Foot in Each World
November 5, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Keeping our eyes peeled for heaven’s daily presence in our lives.

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Rich Toward God
October 8, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Who owns what?

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On Principle
August 31, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
How do people who start with the same principles come up with such different points of view?

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Not Bad
August 3, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Savoring the joys of the absence of evil.

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A Tippy Canoe
July 6, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
We should never underestimate our own vulnerability to sin.

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Boldly Proclaim and Profess
June 20, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
The task of the institutional church is to proclaim the gospel in all its fullness.

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A Political or Apolitical Church?
May 4, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
The church should stay out of politics. Right?

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Which Line to Toe?
April 5, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
We need to continually reconfess our faith as we follow the Holy Spirit into each new age.

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Can Good Stewards Grow the Economy?
March 9, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
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Nothing to Write About
January 27, 2012
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Rev. Bob De Moor
The things that really count may be nothing to write home about.

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Royalists
November 23, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Turning to the King who loves us

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Why Play Favorites?
October 14, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
On this page Prof.

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So What Do You Say?
September 23, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Does this sound familiar?

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How Do We Show That God Matters?

You’re a cathedral.
August 19, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
This summer my wife, Margo, and I attended our son’s doctoral promotion at the Free University in Amsterdam.

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Of Justice in an iPad Age
July 22, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
A Saturday evening in November, with wet snow splattering Edmonton. Settled in comfortable pew.

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Proceed with Caution: A Road Guide to Synod 2011
June 22, 2011
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Gayla R. Postma
Synod 2011 moved forward cautiously and carefully, like traffic through a construction zone.

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The More We Get Together...
June 22, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
Reuniting what should never have been divided.

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Denominational Governance: Time to Get Back to Reformed Basics
April 27, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor,
Gayla R. Postma
The CRC’s drift toward centralization is moving authority away from synod.

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True Dialogue

Reminding ourselves how to speak politely—especially when it comes to controversial topics.
April 21, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
It won’t be a quiet week in Bannerland.

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Christ Has Risen Indeed!
March 23, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
As believers we certainly have our differences.

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Go Calvin!
February 18, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
In last month’s Banner we reported on a bit of a dustup at Calvin College, our denominationally owned liberal arts scho

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Extending the Kitchen Table
January 22, 2011
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Rev. Bob De Moor
For six years the "every household Banner" has been privileged to serve as our denominational kitchen table—a place wh

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