Our North American culture today is a study in contrasts.
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You have likely witnessed friends or families saying goodbye to one another dozens of times.
Year of violence, grief: 27 city students slain. That was one of the startling and sad headlines
It’s mid-October and the pastor has just preached his annual message on responsible giving.
What specifically can you or I do about violence?
John Calvin shaped the Reformed faith, worldview, and church government.
“This time I’m going to do better.”
The words come muttered with determination, filled with equal parts guilt a
Muhammad was respected as an upright man by those who knew him.
Beginning in the early ’70s and all through the ’80s, I pastored a church in the burgeoning charismatic movement.
When I began my ministry I had certain preconceived ideas about people who were homosexual.
A few months ago Banner editor Bob De Moor asked why so many young adults have left the Christian Refor
Better Together
Keeping each other off the slippery slopeWe are better off together than we are apart. We are better off staying in dialogue than we are going our separate ways.
Happy 150th, CRC!
Our brief history celebrates God’s grace through every generationScholars tell us that manyChristians no longer identify closely with denominations.
Thirty seminary graduates have been declared candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church this year.
A recent commercial for kleenex facial tissues shows a Buddhist monk walking along a path.
What makes a great wedding?
Three years ago I accompanied 30 Dordt College students to a Greek Orthodox church.
On January 2 The New York Times published a piece titled “Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t” by Dennis Overbye.
Another Road to Peace
New twists on an old textLast summer delegates to the Christian Reformed Church’s annual meeting considered a study report titled “War and Peace.&rdqu
Try this experiment some Sunday morning while you’re sipping coffee after the worship service.
When I was a child our family faithfully worshiped at a local Christian Reformed church.
Words of uncertainty spill from Peter’s lips: “I’m going out to fish” (John 21:3).
Climate Care
Our profound moral imperativeOur star, the sun, pours forth immense energy.
Grace through every generation
Healed to LeadIona stewart’s first encounter with the Christian Reformed Church was a service at Second CRC Brampton, Ontario, to which a friend