Reformed denominations are buzzing with controversy about Christian nationalism.
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I am growing resentful of my spouse because I feel like I am doing everything alone, and it’s not getting better. What do I do?
We Begin on Our Knees
Our big plan calls for bigger prayers.READ MOREThis 10-year multiplying plan calls us to recognize the need to get small through prayer and to honor God with big requests.
Searching for Stray Sheep
It can be difficult, but not impossible.READ MOREMinistry to the stray sheep of a congregation is slow and difficult. But there are things the church staff/members can do.
Maps and Perspectives
Flat maps distort reality.READ MOREIt feels wrong that the shortest path from Chicago to Japan goes through Alaska, or that Greenland appears so enormous.
Just Like We All Do
An abusive scene unfolds.READ MOREI kept my distance—watching and praying, knowing that I shouldn’t, couldn’t close my eyes to what was unfolding in front of me.
The Bananer: The Parody that Rocked the Church
The reaction provides a window to the time period.READ MOREIt’s hard to imagine now that a spoof of The Banner would cause threats of university expulsion, even excommunication, for its authors.
Comfort in Law and Prayer
The last section of the Heidelberg Catechism.READ MOREThe Heidelberg Catechism is distinct in not simply telling believers what God forbids, but also teaching believers positively what God requires of us.
The Weight of a Dollar
What do you do with your dollar?READ MOREWhen you are young, it is thrilling to be handed a dollar by your father.
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More than a year ago now, I wrote a column for The Banner about the ways my life was filling with uncertainty as the end of college inched closer every day.
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As an Indigenous person I never want to give the impression that I’m saying that the sufferings of my people were worse than the sufferings that took place in other places.
Breath
We don’t think about it enough.READ MOREYou don’t realize how much you love breathing until you become conscious of the effort a single inhale can take.
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The conversations weren't simply about overtures or Church Order. They revealed a denomination asking a deeper question: Who are we?
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The first time I flew, I worried that plane to a safe landing.
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As I drove the minivan home, I turned to my wife and said, “I think God is calling me to plant a church out here.”
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The CRC came to that same fork and didn’t take the well-worn path.
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What are some parenting practices for various stages of my child’s development to help them maintain an interest in faith?
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God wants us to trust him more and more.
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The daily technology we rely on is completely dependent upon physical laws that defy our basic human logic.
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The HC teaches how great my sin and misery are; how I am delivered from my sin and misery; and how I am to thank God for this deliverance.
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After a great first season, The Banner Podcast is now on new platforms and we’re thinking about what’s next. We want to hear from you!
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I'll open social media intending to scroll for a minute, and before I know it, I'm doomscrolling.
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I still think about the kindness of the woman at the coffee stand.
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God calls us to pay attention to his Word and keep it central in our lives. Our tradition is formed in obedience to that call.