The more media we have to record our stories, the less we make the effort. What a shame!
Columns
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.
Having witnessed a crime, a young boy was called to testify in court.
Fall is on its way. Soon lots of trees will shed lots and lots of leaves.
Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours working, whether at home, at school, or in the workplace.
Relationships
Q My husband and I spent our entire careers devoted to Christian day school
Youth Conventions
I was disappointed to see that the traditional Youth Unlimited conventions (still “YCF” to me) are
In 1963 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
My husband and I have recently taken up a hobby that has most of our friends and family thinking we’re crazy.
Septembers have scared me ever since Ma, back in the old country, marched me off to “Kleuterschool” (kindergarten).
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I don’t have a boyfriend or a car.
I’m 23. I still live with my parents.
I was not in a praying mood.
One starry night, God took a man named Abraham outside and said to him, “Look up at the stars—can you count them?” The
I knew it was coming.
Calling
Q I just switched my major from art to biology because my parents tell me I need
Youth-Friendly Churches
Kudos to Rev.
"The body of Christ, given for you,” the elder says quietly, offering the communion bread to Rob.
We all begin as tiny, fragile eggs.
There’s nothing like a lazy sprawl on a reclining deck chair on a sunny August afternoon, a tall glass of lemonade in one hand and
Two youngsters were closely examining bathroom scales on display at the department store.
It’s the middle of summer, and chances are the weather outside is HOT.
"So when are you ‘flock-worthy’?” a friend asked me.
Lost it at synod this year.
No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t mad. I was overjoyed. But it showed too much.
The pastor in Phil the barber’s village had a fiery sermon on witnessing: “We all have to be soul-winners!”