How can a study of the Greek goddess Artemis help us interpret one of the most baffling passages in Scripture?
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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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How tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivity.
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I suspect you cannot properly love God without loving your neighbor nor properly love your neighbor without loving God.
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The Apostles’ Creed says Jesus “descended to hell.”
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See some of our top picks for reading and watching for March 2024.
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My elderly mother has little interest in discussing details that might help us plan a meaningful funeral service. Any suggestions?
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Paul Kix takes the reader behind the scenes as he tells the story of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s pivotal 10-week campaign in 1963 to end segregation in Birmingham, Ala.
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Eleanor Bennett loses her battle with cancer, leaving her children a flash drive that holds untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America; the stories shock her children and challenge everything they know about their family's origin.
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Author Giselle Anatol’s delightful reimagining of Toni Morrison’s childhood.
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Recent criticism questioning the value of The Banner and the kinds of articles its staff choose to publish prompted a response.
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A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers.
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A trio of independent worship leaders band together to create music for liturgical worship.
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His gaunt, cancer-ridden, AIDS-diseased body testified to the truth: he was dying. There was no doubt about it.
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I used to get this question (or some variation of it) all the time during my seven years as a youth pastor.
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Nature enthusiasts and scientists have been studying snow for a long time. You can too!
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I’m in my mid-50s, and it feels like my faith and my interest in faith matters have stalled. What’s my problem?
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A distinction between homosexuality as an orientation and homosexualism as explicit and overt homosexual practice is central to this position.
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Practices and stories inform and deepen lament.
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A fictionalized account of Wilson Edward Reed’s experience growing up Black in the South during the 1950s and ’60s, Junebug is a middle-grade novel that shows how to move beyond hardships.
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This devotional looks at the transfiguration of Jesus in depth, giving readers a glorious lens through which to view Jesus during Lent and Easter
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Children can learn all about Saint Valentine, a man whose life of kindness and love inspires us each year to let others know how much they mean to us.
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I’m already sick of reading election news on my news feed, and we still have months to go. Would it be irresponsible of me to bury my head in the sand and ignore it all?
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Ronald was a 13-year-old student at the Christian school in Houston, B.C. His sudden death sent shockwaves throughout the northwest Central Interior of the province.
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It’s calming to know that Psalm 91 promises to give us what we so desperately need. … However, there is a major problem with Psalm 91.