Why did Synod 2026 leave the World Communion of Reformed Churches while maintaining other church alliances? What does this reveal about CRC-priorities for church partnerships?
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Why do we practice paedobaptism instead of credobaptism?
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How has our seminary related to the past few years’ conversations about confessional integrity? Why did Synod 2026 express renewed confidence in its work? And what is this talk about ‘a book’?
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The danger of assumptions has existed throughout human history. I wonder if assumptions were at the heart of one of the great spiritual tragedies recorded in Scripture.
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July 3 is Global Bereaved Parent Day.
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Why did Synod 2026 create a study committee on Christian nationalism? What's the church hoping to learn?
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We cannot help imitating those around us. From accents and food preferences to spending habits and character traits, we become like those around us.
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Could Synod 2026’s unanimous vote on a new 10-year plan mark a turning point for the Christian Reformed Church? What's this all about?
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I pray synod will be remembered for a magnifying glass put on Jesus and his gospel. I pray it will be recalled for a bigger vision and a burning focus that resulted.
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Being preoccupied with death is not the biblical way for the people of God.
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Faith is a lifelong journey of growth and transformation that culminates in being conformed into the likeness of Christ.
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I enjoy my job, but my company is making it harder to combine work with a young family. Should I look for a new job?
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Encouragement is one way God gives strength to his weary people.
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The Bible doesn’t talk about hospitality like it’s a gift that some people have and others don’t, and if you don’t have it, you’re exempt from practicing it.
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Imagine your body is a castle. This castle is amazing, but sometimes sneaky invaders called germs try to get in.
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The world does not need more Christians who blend in so completely that there is no visible difference.
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I’m speaking of the work of Marlene Veenstra, who had a song in her head one day and decided to put the words of our Reformed heritage to music.
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The best guide for our prayers is 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
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It wasn’t green pastures or quiet waters, but it worked.
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As a CRCNA church planter from 1984 to 2014, my colleagues and I asked the same question a thousand times: What went wrong that our churches failed to grow?
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Human trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing global crime.
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If you have been around the Christian Reformed Church for many years you likely are familiar with it. Yet how much do you really know?
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Proverbs returns to this subject again and again, with well over 150 proverbs about how we speak to one another.
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There’s a chair in leadership that gets overlooked. It’s not the seat a pastor holds, or the chair people imagine when they think of influence or authority.