Could any of us have guessed, when all this started, that we would still be facing the wrath of the Coronavirus a year later?
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The more funds we can raise through advertising and donations, the less we need to rely on ministry shares.
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A Christian concerned with social justice is often seen as a “bleeding heart,” for compassion is considered a soft thing compared to the “strong” virtues of fairness, obedience, or lawfulness.
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Many Indigenous people across this continent use the spirit of the eagle in ceremonies and feel the eagle feather has special spiritual healing powers.
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In the wake of such devastating news, we feel the need to present quick and simple solutions. However, when we do this, we avoid the necessary but painful process of grief.
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Anti-Asian attacks have been skyrocketing at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic. Yet there has been a gaping void of evangelical voices publicly speaking up to defend their Asian American brothers and sisters.
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On that wintery day last year, my happy face not only showed a complete naivety of the soon-approaching pandemic, but also bore no knowledge of the tsunami of grief that would crash into my world.
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When I look at my life, I see that all the suffering I have gone through since my birth has produced in me a resiliency and perseverance that only comes through God’s love being poured out into my heart.
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During this prolonged COVID-19 crisis in America, we find ourselves in an overwhelming kind of loneliness.
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All of us have experiences of being on the inside and outside that situate how we experience those terms.
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According to what God revealed to us in Scripture, the world’s problems are fundamentally spiritual, not political.
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It was painful at first, but I have to admit, I feel lighter and more free than ever.
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The North American church has committed too many sins and has hurt too many people that we are losing our moral credibility to share the gospel.
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I, as a Republican, was waiting for the reveal. I was waiting for facts to be presented, but despite a lot of confident bravado and self-assured talk, none came.
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I frequently field questions about The Banner’s varying ways of writing about death, so here’s the scoop.
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Like us, Abraham Kuyper watched a violent white supremacist insurrection in the United States. We can learn from Kuyper, but only if we heed his warnings without repeating his mistakes.
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Libertas Christian School made headlines this past November for maintaining a staunch opposition to statewide mask mandates in Michigan.
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In my view, the term “pro-life” should encompass the protection of all human life from all causes—not just abortion.
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Indigenous and Native peoples of North America used every part of the buffalo when they killed one. This got me thinking of spiritual matters.
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Loving our neighbors means prioritizing the wellbeing of others over our own interests, regardless of the social gap between us.
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As a middle-Eastern Jewish carpenter living on the road, Jesus certainly wasn't the light-skinned, rosy-cheeked man with kempt, flowing, brown locks traipsing through the pages of my childhood Bible.
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We are not alone in our fears. Nor in our loss and grief. The storm of 2020 has rewritten the course of life for countless others around the world.