But that’s not what the angels sang about. Nor did Jesus promise peace on earth for all men (or women).
Vantage Point
This is an opinion column in which readers share their thoughts about an issue of interest to the church, challenge others, or reflect on something near and dear to their hearts.
When she was quite young, our oldest daughter heard a mention of abortion during a newscast and asked me what the word meant.
When the apostle Andrew met Jesus through John the Baptist, he was immediately captivated by the light of Christ.
Experience the beauty and peace God has made for you.
If you’re new to the magazine, there might be some things you don’t know.
When people greet each other by saying, “Hello,” many also add the question, “How are you?” Why?
Each one, with its unique shape and color, played a vital role in the grand design we were creating.
Bavinck discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches to preaching, then insists that they belong together in a balanced, biblical approach.
The truth is that we may say with our lips that we love the Lord and that he is our treasure, yet our hearts may be far from jim.
Purity seems to have been reduced to something optional in our modern idea of Christianity. But is it?
The cold hard fact is that we are all addicted to sin and every one of us struggles for sobriety from it. Repentance offers a way to be free.
Let us learn to take the often tough, long, and tiresome road.
Understanding what we have in common helps me not only to understand my own cognitive function, but to better support those living with dementia.
Now the pandemic has eased. It seems timely to reflect on the proper place of online worship in the life of the church. How should God’s people employ this technology?
This is one of the most important tasks before us at this moment as a denomination.
I believe God despises how the body of Christ has been divided when the Scriptures have called us to unity.
Jesus’ way is the opposite of our natural inclination to be self-serving.
The apostle Paul did not pen those words during his annual holidays, but from a prison cell in Rome.
Sometimes we find it easy to overlook God.
Must the CRC follow the same self-destructive path as other denominations? Perhaps not.
Now when the Holy Spirit prompts someone to write a note in church or during Bible study, there is a place to do that before they forget.
Some humorous reflections on my new role as a pastor’s husband.
I could not change or address my problem until I took an honest look at myself and educated myself with the support of others. This was painful.
Sin is our daily addiction. When we come together in worship, it is a time of encouraging each other in sobriety from our sins.