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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.
It felt as though every few hours I was hosting discussions between groups of students, or even the whole class, about the conflict that was occurring.
The phone was on speaker, so we all got to hear a bit of her friend’s attempts to console her.
No one should be surprised if they feel like their head is spinning at times; the disruption and disorientation is a real thing.
As much as I try to be fair and irenic, there are times when the truth is divisive. Truth divides between true and false, right and wrong. And politics do intersect, at certain points, with ethics.
There’s little, if any, scientific or psychological support to these theories. There are benefits and drawbacks to these self-discovery tools.
엘리베이터 안에서 내내 저는 무슨 말을 해야하나 고민했습니다. 저는 그 사람에게 맞서는 것을 두려워했습니다.
All animals need oxygen to live, but not all animals have lungs.
By reading mostly those who reinforce my perspective on the world, I encourage the conditions that make it easier for me to avoid and even condemn those who are different than me.
All the way up the ride, I wondered if I should say something. I was afraid to confront the man.
The Banner has teamed up with the Center for Public Justice to release a series of articles online exploring the divisiveness of our times. This is the first in that six-part series.
I am a Canadian Indigenous man who is a Sixties Scoop Survivor. I love Canada Day, but I have encountered hostility about celebrating it. Here’s why I think we should.
By justice, we do not merely mean equal treatment for all but also being intellectually just or fair to different viewpoints.
When we allow Scripture to dig deep into our imaginations, it can reveal things about ourselves, about our world, and about life that we would never encounter by more didactic or rational means
With death knocking so closely at our doorsteps, thoughts turn to the big questions: What happens to us after death? Is heaven real? And what’s it like there?
When we are not part of someone’s journey in a participatory way, it’s easy to miss what is really going on with someone else. When we don’t know the behind-the-scenes story, it is easy to misinterpret what is really going on.
It’s like a Jeopardy game show answer: “These are the three reasons oftentimes given as to why someone with a drinking problem cannot get sober.”
A masterpiece is defined as the best work of an artist. So we are the best work of all that God created.
The God who guides us along the right paths also guides us through the darkest valleys.
My racism degrades bearers of God’s image, even while it distorts my own humanity. It is abhorrent in God’s eyes. And I am guilty of it.
Images flooded my mind. Each of those relationships has affected his outlook on life and what it means to live out his faith.
I’ve just finished riding all the roller coasters at Canada’s Wonderland. All seventeen.
Even a few months ago, predicting the rise of drive-in churches was laughable.
Work has moved online for most who are still working. Social distancing and the “stay-at-home” order isolates us, making us feel out of touch and socially disconnected.