What congregations can do―and avoid doing—when they’re in a transition zone.
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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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Children this age are exciting but also challenging and tiring.
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Young singer/songwriter Julien Baker’s songs let happiness and sadness sit closer together.
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Author Kristin Schell put a bright turquoise picnic table in her front yard and learned about a different kind of hospitality.
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When faced with cancer, Edie Littlefield Sundby decided to walk the El Camino Real mission trail because she felt closest to God in the wilderness
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Unlike the whimsical and intriguing music they are known for, the Decemberists’ new album takes a darker, more nihilistic turn.
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My paintings explore the process and cycle of abuse based on my experiences and those of many others. Each painting has its own theme: “Abuse,” “Aftermath,” “Recovery,” and “Cycle.”
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Christians have asked this question since the early church.
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I’m sure you have encountered the brokenness of relationships, governments, and society. It would easy to throw your hands up and never leave your home.
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When the United States celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, I was a young faculty member at Calvin College in Michigan, in my second year of full-time teaching.
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A Quiet Place is a suspenseful story of family and love in the guise of a horror film.
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An interview with the founder of the online Christian library, CCEL.org, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
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The VanderBeeker family offers delightful escapades for middle grade readers
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Consistent in its absence is any sense from the church that the gospel has anything to say to this moment in time and the myriad of other times people of color are mistreated simply because, well, they exist.
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Brian Fallon delivers an archetypal rock album with relatable themes, interesting song structures, and an authentic, raspy rock voice.
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Author Christopher Paul Curtis brings young readers another great story about the Underground Railroad.
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One possible reason for strained relationships between pastors and churches is the tendency of churches to put their pastors on a pedestal.
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People can definitely gamble with their money at the stock market, but that is not what it is intended to do.
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The guidebook described the lakeside campground as one of the great family destinations in California if you don’t mind the drive.
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Come Sunday is a new Netflix movie based on the experience of pastor Carlton Pearson, a rising star until he came to the conclusion that hell does not exist.
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The Miracle Season is a feel-good sports movie based on a true story.
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Singer Alexis Slifer pours her heart into her music.
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Author Lois Tverberg hopes to help us read the Bible with the perspective of those who lived at the time it was written.