A few months ago Banner editor Bob De Moor asked why so many young adults have left the Christian Refor
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Better Together
Keeping each other off the slippery slopeWe are better off together than we are apart. We are better off staying in dialogue than we are going our separate ways.
Happy 150th, CRC!
Our brief history celebrates God’s grace through every generationScholars tell us that manyChristians no longer identify closely with denominations.
Thirty seminary graduates have been declared candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church this year.
A recent commercial for kleenex facial tissues shows a Buddhist monk walking along a path.
What makes a great wedding?
Three years ago I accompanied 30 Dordt College students to a Greek Orthodox church.
On January 2 The New York Times published a piece titled “Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t” by Dennis Overbye.
Another Road to Peace
New twists on an old textLast summer delegates to the Christian Reformed Church’s annual meeting considered a study report titled “War and Peace.&rdqu
Try this experiment some Sunday morning while you’re sipping coffee after the worship service.
When I was a child our family faithfully worshiped at a local Christian Reformed church.
Words of uncertainty spill from Peter’s lips: “I’m going out to fish” (John 21:3).
Climate Care
Our profound moral imperativeOur star, the sun, pours forth immense energy.
Grace through every generation
Healed to LeadIona stewart’s first encounter with the Christian Reformed Church was a service at Second CRC Brampton, Ontario, to which a friend
Genocide or Healing ?
Reading one of the Bible's most disturbing passagesWhat most attracts you to the Bible and what most repels you?
A Modest Proposal
The CRC is now 150 years old. What might its future hold? Here’s one perspective guaranteed to generate discussion.This year the Christian Reformed Church in North America celebrates 150 years of ministry.
Two contrasting recent articles in The Banner touch on divine providence (“Is God Responsible?” by Daniel Boerman, August 200
Grace Through Every Generation
From Korea to KalamazooTHE ROAD VICTOR KO, age 39, traveled to the Christian Reformed Church was unusual, but one on which he now recognizes the Spirit’s
If you’re a black member of the Christian Reformed Church, you probably know what an identity crisis is all about.
For almost 100 years, until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Christian Zionists graciously endured the derision of mainline P
Women In Office: Continuing the Conversation
Thinking Aloud About Synod 2006’s DecisionsAs Bob De Moor points out in his editorial, halting discussion about women’s participation in the leadership of the church does
Sunday Morning Parenting
How parents and churches can make worship a highlight for kidsSunday mornings can be the low point in a kid’s week.
Christmas is first of all about Jesus.
I awoke before dawn in southern Sudan to what I thought was the sound of a rooster crowing.