The story of humanity begins in a garden, ends in a park-like city, and is focused in between on a cemetery.

God can use us to redeem the world, one creative act at a time.

Let’s claim the story of the Belhar Confession for ourselves.

As full-bodied imagebearers of God, our center of gravity is located as much in our bodies as in our minds.

Summarizing our discussion of the Belhar

How do we encourage helping real people in real crises when the world doesn’t seem to care unless CNN reports on it?

Twenty minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the alarm “Iceberg right ahead!” echoed across the Titanic. The

When considering science and biblical interpretation, perhaps it’s better to think of an artist’s brush, rather than a camera.

Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X three years after he posted his 95 theses on a church door and subsequently showed no r

Secular education is not inherently hostile to Christianity.

I enter the 19th-century castle that houses France’s largest Protestant Christian school.

He came to the service to see his niece get baptized, but God had other plans.

Korean women delve into God’s Word while learning English.

In his Banner article last August, James K.A.

A short list of needful truths most pastors would like to see you work into your life.

We know we’re supposed to “speak the truth in love,” but we don’t always know how to go about that.

In the November 2010 Banner, Rev.

When my wife and I arrived in Kuwait a few years ago, we thought we’d brought with us an informed perspective on the Middle East

About two years ago, while driving to a preaching engagement in a Christian Reformed congregation that had invited me for the first time

Some years ago, while I was visiting a church for a baby dedication, a friend asked me, “Why do we only dedicate babies in this

Does the resurrection of Jesus make a difference in our lives here and now?

One of the best-kept secrets of New Testament exegesis concerns the interpretation of the parable of the sheep and the goats (Matt.

Living as faithful disciples of Jesus requires making a lot of judgment calls.