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Jordan Staal, 20, a member of First Christian Reformed Church in Thunder Bay, Ontario, has brought home what for most boys is an una

What started out as high hopes for the Vancouver Canucks hockey team in the playoffs for the Stanley Cup ended in an explosion of generos

Lincoln Center Christian Reformed Church in Grundy Center, Iowa, celebrated 125 years of ministry, looking both to the past and the futur

The youth group of Wheaton (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church was one of three Chicago-area youth groups to receive seed money from the Chr

During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, one morning’s executions began with three men: a rabbi, a Catholic priest, and

I wonder how many readers were surprised by Time magazine’s recent cover story “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now”

Emily, a former student of mine, had endured a semester’s worth of ridicule and abuse from her grad school professors and fellow st

Even as a resurgence of atheism fascinates the mass media, a new theological engagement with public life is taking shape.

What’s your favorite summer sight? A rainbow? An orange-pink sunset? Beautiful flowers? Busy bugs? Baby birds?

For years, like any responsible Christian parent, I prayed daily for my two children, Aubrey and Aaron.

A speaker once asked his audience to raise their hands high above their heads. Everyone complied.

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Q Why doesn’t Synod (or classis or ministers) do something about Sunday-nigh

The Belhar

Confessions arise, as the Belhar surely has, out of the urgent need to express the gospel in very particular contexts

When sending missionaries to another country, Christian Reformed World Missions gives them instructions about that country so their prese

As I write there is a weeklong event taking place in England called “Slow Down London.” It is a protest of sorts against that

May summer grant you a warm, sunny day to grab a lemonade, put your feet up, and do some serious daydreaming.

What do you get John Calvin for his 500th birthday?

For probably the first time ever, Calvin College’s student-chosen Professor of the Year award is going to a professor named after t

Two simultaneous Coffee Break conferences in the U.S.

In the early morning, as I look across the quiet stillness of the lake, I see reflections of the trees, the clouds, the sky, the sunrise&

“Be careful what you pray for,” cautions Eli Toribio. “You just might get it.” 

Watching Synod 2009 live via the Internet was popular again this year.

The Banner’s coverage of Synod 2009 was provided by Editor Rev.