You’d think around Christmas the Almighty would have more important things to worry about than a young preacher agonizing over a

Never saw anything like it: two devout Muslims at the front of our church’s “sanctuary” facing Mecca and chanting their

The more media we have to record our stories, the less we make the effort. What a shame!

Septembers have scared me ever since Ma, back in the old country, marched me off to “Kleuterschool” (kindergarten).

There’s nothing like a lazy sprawl on a reclining deck chair on a sunny August afternoon, a tall glass of lemonade in one hand and

Lost it at synod this year.

No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t mad. I was overjoyed. But it showed too much.

I get more impatient as I age.

It’s a fine challenge to be a bi-national denomination.

At the stove, waiting for the rice to boil.

What have you done for the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee lately?

I’ve been pondering something that popped up in our church’s senior high catechism class (yeah, that catechism and it’s

A generations-old New Year’s tradition has the De Moors reading Psalm 91 right after the clock has struck 12 and the hugs have gone

What? Christmas season again? Already? We just did that!

What good is navel gazing, beyond determining whether we have an “innie” or an “outie”?

Thanks, Guys!

I was a Calvinist Cadet for four years. I failed the program. Here are my only significant accomplishments:

So what exactly is The Banner?

May summer grant you a warm, sunny day to grab a lemonade, put your feet up, and do some serious daydreaming.

In this Banner you will read about Synod 2009, starting on page 30.

As an impoverished college student I gratefully accepted my Dad’s hand-me-downs. He gave me his coat.

With great interest I’ve followed our discussions on homosexuality in The Banner, on the Banner website, and on “Bob’s

The Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) in Toronto is a graduate school started by, funded by, and for folks in the Reformed Christian

The ethical position of the Christian Reformed Church on homosexuality was reaffirmed by the denomination's synod (annual leadership meet

It’s a harsh fact of life that when the economy tanks, many people get pitched out of work through no fault of their own.