David Bazan’s first album in 15 years under the name Pedro the Lion feels like a hopeful and nervous push toward permanence.
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Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Editorials, 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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Chia seed, pepita, dandelion, maple key, peach pit, coconut, acorn . . . Seeds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. And all are our awesome God’s amazing handiwork!
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Parkinson’s disease doesn’t just sneak in and take all of your stuff, although that might be easier. You could make adjustments and move on. No, Parkinson’s starts out taking small stuff and you hardly even notice. But you do notice.
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Find out what our reviewers thought of some of the Grammy-nominated albums.
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TerKeurst explores the nature of life between two gardens: the garden of Eden and “Eden restored.”
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Kondo addresses something that Christians living in North American abundance sometimes fail to consider—the things we own have an emotional and spiritual weight.
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This question haunts me: Will we surrender our third third to Jesus? If we won’t, our broken world will lose; sadly, so will we.
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A balanced, biblical call to follow Jesus’ command to offer hospitality and to welcome the stranger among us.
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Look here to find out more about award-winning books for children and young adults.
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Understanding the books of Kings and Chronicles may help us navigate today’s challenging political climate.
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My daughter and her husband attend a church that offers only Sunday school and not children’s worship. Our congregation has had both for years. What are my grandchildren missing?
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I just read the article “Actually, It Is a Toy,” Jan. 2019). Your picture and emotional attachment to treasures as a metaphor is so good, right on. God help us to keep transforming the Christian Reformed Church for what Jesus needs and wants to get done in our generation.
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A sensitive portrayal of an 11-year-old girl who desperately loves her family yet wants to fit into the predominant American culture
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Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda invites viewers into the lives of this “family” of shoplifters.
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Banner reader George Kroeze submitted his review of this book about the science of determining the age of the Earth.
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Dave Pittman offers a soulful, upbeat sound on his sophomore release, Different Kind of Love.
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Jolie was born missing part of her brain and is unable to walk or feed herself or do many things most of us take for granted. My son, Justin, is her godparent and care provider.
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How do I handle those awkward checkout requests?
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Currently on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., is a rare Bible from the 1800s used by British missionaries to convert and educate slaves.
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Roma is an intimate look at daily life and the often unnoticed people who make it happen.
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This month PBS stations will be airing the documentary Backs against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story, which tells the story of Thurman, the American theologian who deeply influenced the black church and Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
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Great picture books will help acquaint the children you love with heroes of black history.
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현재 워싱턴D.C.의 성경박물관에서는 1800년대부터 영국 선교사들이 노예들의 개종과 교육을 위해 사용했던 희귀 성경들을 전시하고 있습니다.