Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year.

Would you like to peek into heaven? On a clear, dark night, go outside and look up.

Meaning of Blessing

Daniel Boerman correctly points out that blessings should not be thought of as purely material (“Is Pro

Listen, Dad,
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I know more about cooking than finance.

An elderly woman who listened daily to a call-in radio pastor decided one day to call his show.

There are so many ways to say thank you.

According to legend, the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, considered to be the father of Chinese agriculture, discovered tea accidentally one d

A picture of Shona Paterson (left) was incorrectly identified in the October 2008 Banner with the story “Special Needs Don’t

Obeying the Great Commission

Jason De Vries rightly urges us to rethink the Great Commission because it is a succinct description

We hear statistics of Third World countries so often we become apathetic

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

A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her small daughter was very sick with a fever.

Alyssa told me recently that what attracted her to our church was the sense that people are “alive and excited” about reachin

I can still hear the gentle waves under my feet.

Have you fed any elephants lately? Fixed the broken wing of a bird? Given a bat a home or welcomed a wolf?

Relationships

Q It seems that once she became a teen, my daughter stopped sharing what&rs

Reforming Politics

In “Beyond Election Madness” (August 2008), Mike Hogeterp attempts a political commentary on justice that can speak to the en

Everything I know about church planting I learned from my father.

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

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

I am dying. Of cancer. This past Christmas was my last. Spring always has been my favorite season.