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Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Shiao Chong's monthly Editorial, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
Faith formation is more than just acquiring knowledge. It is about transformation.
My pastor-friend and his congregation have separated. But from the outside looking in, it seems to me that the process toward him, even from the Classis level, was unreasonable, punitive, and unkind.
In the COVID era, I have noticed Christians to be deeply divided about a matter that just one year ago would have seemed very trivial: wearing masks.
A CRC pastor explains why the death of the Black Panther star hit many in the Black community so hard.
Regret should send us running to Jesus, where we grasp his atonement and move beyond our guilt. Grace-inspired remorse should also prompt us to apologize and make amends.
The Apostles’ Creed is something valuable and beautiful, just like a gem.
When faced with important decisions, it’s good practice to think of all the relevant factors involved and then decide if there are any non-negotiable factors.
- October 16, 2020| |
The Christian Reformed Church offers a breadth of ministry today that is practically unheard of for a denomination of our size.
The effects of the Doctrine of Discovery are still being felt today. How do we move forward as a united people?
We’re discovering that God is at work outside of our services, programs, and strategies.
What do you do when you’re home for weeks and months, stuck with nowhere to go? The answer was overhead.
Social capital and the “good ol’ boys” network gave us power to float through people, doors, and walls.
Both Scripture and Christian tradition challenge the idea that God takes the sides of nations, civilizations, and political parties.
이는 보수에서 진보까지, 무정부주의자에서 음모론자들에 이르기까지 모든 정치적 성향의 사람들에게 위험합니다.
A stone struck Paul so hard on the head that he was knocked unconscious.
Apart from having faith that God can and will preserve his Word, there are four arguments that build a rock-solid case for why we can trust the New Testament.
I remember Tini. She was a teenage girl who lived with us during the war. When I was old enough to understand, my mother told me who she was and why she was with us. I had always wondered why this friend from my toddler years had suddenly left us.
When I think of the times of celebration or holidays, I think of family, friends, and a good meal together.
What happens when it seems even pointless to pray because we know that healing probably won’t come?
- September 28, 2020| |
As we cry out to God to fix our broken world, communities, and systems, we can slip into the trap of starting to see people not as fellow image bearers, but as the opinions their group espouses.
Like a scratched record album, her life is stuck on “repeat” and can only move forward when the needle is bumped, and we remind her of the events of the past.
I get my news mostly from social media, Facebook in particular. As we head into the U.S. elections, how do I know whom to trust?
Did you know that there are more than 7,500 kinds of apples grown around the world?