The wounds inflicted will take years to heal, and some might never fully recover.

People often say that we should read the Bible to know what God is saying. How do we read the Bible to make decisions that don’t necessarily have a moral answer?

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It strikes me that church picnics and potlucks are much like the church itself. The CRC is one denomination, but within it there are many flavors of congregations.

I witnessed that spirit of censure and distrust during debates on the floor of synod.

The birds who have happily feasted on the surplus of bugs and abundance of space found in the North begin to think about making the long flight back to their wintering grounds.

I have changed my mind about rapture theology. Reformed theology does not support it.

My thankfulness revolves around small and big things.

The only crown of victory ever offered to the Christian is that of martyrdom. We were never called to win, only to testify.

We know that it’s wrong to physically harm people. But is it ever right to hurt people’s feelings for the sake of God’s truth? For instance, Jesus called the Pharisees a “brood of vipers.”

Our visits continued, and we were enfolded deeper into the lives of this couple.

We need to take these texts seriously as a way of taking the questioner seriously.

This belt was one way the early Iroquois people of eastern Canada preserved their way of governing and maintaining their laws.

At just about every church leadership event, the first question attendees ask of one another is “How big is your church?”

It was almost magical how it filled up again and again, week after week.

When I am not sure but have to make a choice, I choose to risk erring on the side of love and inclusion.

My husband and I can’t agree on whether we should be cremated or not. Is there any biblical instruction for this?

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When I was appointed as a delegate to synod the first week of March, and I was immediately asked about it, all I could say was, "I don't know."

Leaders in many Christian churches are embracing Enneagram personality typing. I would be very glad to have solidly Reformed feedback on this practice.

Sin is our daily addiction. When we come together in worship, it is a time of encouraging each other in sobriety from our sins.

 Jesus is effectively declaring in Luke 24:44 that the entire Old Testament is pointing to him.

The synodical advisory committee handling the overtures asked me to share my story.