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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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It’s strange that the traditional forms for baptism used in the Christian Reformed Church never mention the baptism of Jesus.
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Night after night, I listened
to my father's voice as it crept
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What is the government’s role (if any) in regulating wealth...
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You can’t argue someone into faith or into the kingdom of God.
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Is counseling always the best option for personal or relationship troubles?
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I am frequently invited to sign a declaration on some topic of public concern.
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Our teenage daughter says she is embarrassed to be a Christian.
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Snowflakes are tiny works of art.
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I have been working against poverty and hunger over the years.
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Since I retired, I've found myself reminiscing more.
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I believe it was missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin who said that the incarnation—God coming in the flesh in Jesus—was God’s great missionary act.
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In our senior retirement community there is a weekly vesper service.
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In many parts of the world, the winter months can be very cold.
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Over the last year my wife has become withdrawn. She does not appear to want to be with me...
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There had been no symptoms.
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One thing we have learned over the years—too often the hard way...
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Bless your heart, preach it!
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There isn’t really any way to prepare one’s heart for a horrific tragedy.
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Back in the South African apartheid era, I helped organize anti-apartheid efforts in our local community in Michigan.
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I appreciate your dedication to bringing the Word every Sunday.
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I’ve always known that you can’t get cleaned up for church, so to speak;
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Is it right to use funds gained through gambling for things of God’s kingdom?