I know more about cooking than finance.

The word missional has become a buzzword among many church leaders today. There are varying definitions of that word.

SHOULDN'T WE TELL THE TRUTH EVERYWHERE, EVEN IN CHURCH—es

Rev. Jake Eppinga has been with the Lord for some months now.

Our family went camping every summer. It was fun, healthy, and cheap.

This year’s synod (the denomination’s leadership convention, held annually in June) was a joy to behold.

At this year’s synod, the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church, held this month at Calvin College, Grand R

In his later years my dad became a bit hard of hearing.

In 2005 synod (the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church) asked the CRC’s Board of Trustees to appoint a co

Some stories don’t end. They just stop. I don’t like those. A sad ending’s fine.

How do we keep love from petrifying into law?

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There are only so many times you want to tell yourself a blatant lie. There are only so many times you want to fall for such a lie.

“Santa” was good to me last Christmas (see editorial, Dec. ’06 issue). I got goats for HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa.

The year of celebrating the 150th birthday of the Christian Reformed Church is drawing to a close.

Last month I promised to answer the most frequently asked question readers sent in on the bounce-back cards to our very successful (thank

Dad could be such a zeurpiet (ZUR-peet). I don’t know how else to describe it.

In 2005 the annual leadership convention of our denomination, synod, challenged Christian Reformed congregations to make faith nurture, o

I have a confession to make. I just broke a cardinal rule of being a Banner editor.

I just sat—and I do mean sat (and sat, and sat)—through my 15th synod (the annual weeklong leadership meeting of the Christia

After a trying move (and whining to you about it) I should tell you that I’m having fun wearing my two hats (see author ID below).

Imagine the joy of the early Christians as the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit made the church grow by leaps and bounds.

Our planet is very, very sick. It’s running a nasty fever that will spike much higher before we can reverse it.