It is a mistake to assume that just because a lesson is for young children it can be theologically neutral.
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Here’s one way to practice being thankful every day!
To me the five points of Calvinism articulated in the Canons of Dort summarize some wonderfully assuring teachings from Scripture.
According to one polyamory website, a polyamorous relationship is “a romantic relationship where the people in the relationship agree that it’s okay for everyone to be open to or have other romantic partners.”
Here are six films, from the very old to the recent, that are worth watching.
On the one hand, some connections are established more easily and quickly now that the smartphone replaced the telephone...
I was a synodical delegate in 2016 and 2017 and a member of the subcommittee that authored the recommendations referenced by Clayton Libolt in his article...
Good theology is not simply about faithfulness and accuracy to God’s Word but must include a wise and loving use of God’s Word.
A re-think of the role and place of servanthood and leadership in the church is long overdue.
Loving small means doing small things, helpful things, things not all that striking, but doing them with great love.
Three or four years ago, I started to notice people beginning their spoken sentences with “so...”
Being biblical is only possible if our goal is to be a faithful and dynamic disciple of Jesus.
Our primary loyalty should always be to God, not to any human being, institution, or country—not even to any theological tradition.
How do I discern between God’s calling and my own—or even other people’s—sinful ambitions?
In terms of orthodoxy in faith and practice, it seems to me that the Christian Reformed Church has more in common with A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians than with the Reformed Church in America.
The Belgic Confession clearly has a powerful early history. But does it have any lasting significance for our churches today? Is it more than a historical document established as one of the three confessional standards of the Christian Reformed Church? In what ways does the Belgic Confession still speak to us today?
What is a vegetable, a grain, and a fruit all at the same time?
When I first met Attie, I was a sleep-deprived mess of nerves and disappointment.
My earliest memories of Holy Communion are set in a small church in rural Netherlands. In that place and in those times, the pious took the apostle Paul’s injunctions regarding righteous living at face value.
As much as I lament the decline of the institutional church, I also lament the fact that we are still stuck in our old ways of trying to get people to church.
What does it mean to “give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s”?
In one way or another, it seems Christians keep coming back to the question What makes the church the church right here, right now?
인간에게는 다섯 가지 두려움이 있다고 합니다. 이는 제가 10여년 전에 교목이었을 때, 학생 소그룹 모임을 이끌면서 알게 된 것입니다.
After I’ve set up each room, made sure the stories are complete, and accounted for the snacks and cups, then I get to pray.