A Modest Proposal

Two years ago I witnessed a brutal and senseless beating.

As my wife and I finished our breakfast March 5 she observed that, in spite of a good night’s sleep, she still felt tired and grogg

Our planet is very, very sick. It’s running a nasty fever that will spike much higher before we can reverse it.

Church

Q: Must a council receive the transfer of someone who, though in “good stand

Silent Signals and Secret Codes

Did you know that trees talk? They do! So do some flowers and bugs and other animals.

This page is not for the birds. It is for us. And about the birds.

Choosing a Church

I moved to a new state and community within the past year, so “Choosing a Church” (February 2007) w

LET ME ADD MY “AMEN” to Leonard Vander Zee’s article “What Happens at the Lord’s Supper?” (January 20

Did you hear about the Texas teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy boots?

I’VE GROUSED BEFORE ABOUT DUMB THINGS WE SAY AT FUNERALS:

When someone asks what I plan to give up for Lent, I often can’t help flashing a self-deprecating smile for the fleshly me, who kno

Culture

Q: What is a proper and respectful way to dispose of old Bibles that libraries an

I am picky when it comes to what we sing in church.

Word Pictures

Have you ever had butterflies in your stomach?

Communion Confusion

Since retiring in 1991 I’ve had opportunity to serve many Christian Reformed churches as interim pastor.

One dark night a New York cabbie picked up a passenger.

HERE’S HOW IT USED TO BE:

It is always intriguing for me to read the various notices in Christianity Today, First Things, and similar publications announ

My title betrays a typically North American way of thinking and talking. We want to know how something works.

Church

Q: In a previous Banner you said that anyone appointed by a consistory may lead a worship

Has it snowed at your home yet? If you live in the northern United States or in Canada, it probably has.