Editor’s Note:

A rookie police officer has a little training but no experience. Same thing goes for a rookie preacher.

As a new and contented member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, imagine my shock upon opening The Banner last spring and

Passwords allow you to enter something. They are secret and clever codes. The best passwords have a personal meaning to you.

began my school year with a large set of keys in my pocket.

I carry this sorrow like a stone in my pocket. It’s always there, sometimes chiseled sharp, painful to touch.

Church

Q Many congregations are studying The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.

Princesses

When I saw the cover of the May Banner, I was quite excited and turned quickly to the related article “The Princ

Religion is the opiate of the masses.
—Karl Marx

A while back an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard.

At this year’s synod, the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church, held this month at Calvin College, Grand R

Good news! A cheese factory just started up in our area. Part of a dairy complex. Some of my friends are moving there.

Church

Q Why is leavened bread used in the Lord’s Supper?

Do good manners really matter? Or did adults just make up lots of rules so they would have lots of things to nag kids about?

There are days here in Alberta when the weather is just about as perfect as one can imagine.

Caring for Animals

I was struck by Rev.

At a high school in Montana, a group of students played a prank. They let loose three goats in the school.

In his later years my dad became a bit hard of hearing.

Imagine that your neighbors have a wonderful garden. They grow all sorts of food, beautiful flowers, bushes, and trees.

Chaucer spelled my name mous. In Latin it is mus. The influence

New Reformed Body

The new Reformed body constitution (February, World News) reminds me of the signing of the United Religions Ini

The subject of this column’s previous article was the story of a young woman who grew up in a nondenominational church and subseque