Being a church mouse is a lonely business.
Columns
Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Shiao Chong's monthly Editorial, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
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The right person for this position will possess strong relation
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Do you know any kids who have disabilities?
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James and Karen Garlock are devoted to God and to each other.
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The picture on the next page hangs in my church office. Parishioners often ask if there is a story behind it.
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Bible
Q Why does Matthew’s genealogy (1:1-16), in contrast to Luke’s genealogy (3:23-38), mention four women (Tamar,
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Understanding Islam
Thanks for printing “Understanding Islam” (September 2007).
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I’m glad that none of us shooed her away.
At first it sounded like someone was about to be really, really sick.
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A new supermarket opened near my house. It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh.
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Last month I promised to answer the most frequently asked question readers sent in on the bounce-back cards to our very successful (thank
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Dad could be such a zeurpiet (ZUR-peet). I don’t know how else to describe it.
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Eppinga is waiting for his ship to come in. It won’t. Meanwhile, he has asked me to write his column for a few months.
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When 26-year-old farmer and youth elder Josh Lubach from Ponoka, Alberta, politely agreed to an interview for this column, he was happy t
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Sometimes the most ordinary things are the most interesting. This month we’ll take a look at something we see and use every day.
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Theology
Q: When does the end justify the means?
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Theology
Q When does the end justify the means?
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The Christian Reformed Church continues on its dangerous journey.
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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
—Psalm 139:13
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Where Did Our Young Adults Go?
The article “Where did our Young Adults Go?” (August 2007) brings out a problem that m
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A husband asked his wife how she thought he’d look in a beard.
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In 2005 the annual leadership convention of our denomination, synod, challenged Christian Reformed congregations to make faith nurture, o
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Years ago Bob Hope said in an interview that when preachers get together it’s a lot of laughs, but when comedians do the same, it&r
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Plants Planting Plants
Imagine you’re a plant. You eat, you drink, you breathe, you grow, and you make seeds.