We will always fight over something unless we face and resolve our underlying issues. As far as I can tell, we have collectively ignored them.
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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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I was a child of Dutch immigrants in the 1950s, and my adult children are now asking more details about their grandparents, of whom they all have wonderful impressions.
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Today, when opinion is taken to be fact and fact taken as opinion, there seems to be a wide array of approaches as to how to deal with change.
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With less sunlight to feed a tree, its leaves are not really needed any more and fall to the ground. But the leaves’ role does not end there.
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I hope God’s people will spend more time applying godly wisdom to the issues of our day rather than labeling people.
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There is a well-known sculpture, called The End of the Trail, that exemplifies this theme for Native Americans and Indigenous people.
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Our Reformed tradition emphasizes a lot of head knowledge when it comes to growing in our faith.
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Human language—in all its variety and vitality—is a glorious reflection of our being made in the image of a God who created the world through his word, a God who is the Word.
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The better we know someone, the more we might be able to form our prayers and our support around what will bless them.
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I wasn’t only uncomfortable. I was blessed and challenged.
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As a university pastor, every funeral I lead is a tragedy. This student, staff member, or professor died too young.
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There was a secret message Jesus wanted to whisper into the hearts of the servants, in the back room where the jars were kept.
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I recently met some friends from church for coffee. They used a cash app to pay and spoke about something called cryptocurrency. Should Christians be adopting these modern financial innovations?
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I love giving advice. It’s one of my spiritual gifts, my love language, my default mode when someone has anything off-kilter in their life.
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Genuine peace requires transformation of hearts and relationships.
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The proposed binational restructuring report before synod this June perpetuates the lack of parity we feel in leadership of our ministries in Canada.
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We believe the answer to this question is in understanding the cultural paradox of our faith.
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As I enter my fourth decade of life, I’m learning that I struggle to accept who I am in the present moment.
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What’s the status of a congregational meeting and a congregational vote—especially when it comes to extending a call to a pastor?
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I know what we do online is tracked one way or another but what does The Banner know about me?
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The imagery of building is not primarily intended to convey physical construction with brick and mortar; rather, building means extending the work of God in the world.
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Vitamins and minerals are the things our body needs in small amounts. Without them, the body cannot grow and function as it should.
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