Daniel Blake is 59, living in Newcastle upon Tyne in England.
Columns
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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This book, superbly illustrated and very well researched and written, is a testimony to the handiwork of the Creator.
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Blending fact and fiction as she did in her previous novel,
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Most people in North America have a story in their family history of moving to a distant land.
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Happy Independence Day and Happy Canada Day!
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If I had to write a newspaper headline for Synod 2017 it would read “Tectonic fault lines in culture tear at Western Civilization.
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Josh Larsen, movie critic and editor of the Think Christian blog, offers a slim, thoughtful, and companionable exploration of movies as prayers
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As she does in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout offers once again a collection of linked stories.
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Shortly after World War II, a young man and a young woman notice each other at a missionary society dance in London.
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A young boy who lives in the city with his grandmother has seen much, including people, buildings, subway cars, and more.
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The girl sitting at the front of the bus had gotten sick all over the sidewalk just before boarding.
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Maudie is based on the real life story of Maud Lewis, a Nova Scotian folk artist.
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In Every Job a Parable, author John Van Sloten encourages readers to see their jobs with new eyes.
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For those familiar with his art, David Bazan has practically become synonymous with the word “doubt.”
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Eli loves people. He loves them so much that he hugs strangers and considers them friends.
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Lord Cat lives on Hunger Mountain, but he has never known deprivation of any kind.
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Anne Lamott is back with another book with the soul-searching and transparent humor that readers have come to expect.
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At the turn of the 20th century, the British targeted two Boer states in South Africa.
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Original sin and grace. Two things I wasn’t expecting
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Willie Nelson, the self-proclaimed “young bull rider” in his song “Old Timer,”
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Anthony Thiselton has spent a lifetime working at the crossroads of biblical studies,
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Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, made a splash when it came out,
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Jaci Velasquez appeared on the Christian music scene at age 16,
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Talking about white privilege in our circles is difficult.