Last year Rev.

Every night of your life, something very mysterious happens to you. You lie down, close your eyes, and you FALL ASLEEP.

Finance

Q I heard [national Christian financial counselor] Dave Ramsey say, “If you

Coffee Shop Confusion

I appreciated the excellent and important article “Does Your Church Have the Right to Exist?” (

About 25 years ago reports began to surface about physical, emotional, and sexual abuse perpetrated by members and even leaders in the Ch

I’ve sunk deeper into our home lately.

With great interest I’ve followed our discussions on homosexuality in The Banner, on the Banner website, and on “Bob’s

Evolution

I respectfully disagree with Sigmund Brouwer’s claim in his article “Evolution in the Classroom” (Feb

Please also see “Bob’s Blog” on this site for further discussion on the Christian Reformed Church and homosexuality.

One morning after breakfast we were just finishing up our Bible reading and prayers—my 5-year-old son finished his prayer with &ldq

The Bible is full of examples of people who had mentors in their walk of faith. Paul mentored Timothy. Moses mentored Joshua.

Maybe you’ve seen a room like this in the movies: it’s deep inside a building, there are lots of dials and gauges, and engine

Creation

Q As a fifth-grade Sunday school teacher, how can I teach Genesis 1 without sett

Talking About Homosexuality

Regarding the Editorial and IMHO of the March 2009 issue (“What’s to Discuss?” and

Teenagers make adults anxious.

Bowling was not my first choice.

The Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) in Toronto is a graduate school started by, funded by, and for folks in the Reformed Christian

Creation is full of sounds.

John Ortberg told this one when he spoke at Calvin College's 2009 January Series:

A clear soprano voice drifts down the narrow street into the gourmet sweet shop where I'm browsing among nut clusters, dark fudge, and fa

Money

Q My income just went down.

It's 6:30 a.m.—another school day in our household.

Embryo Adoption

There is much good in this article. The article also raises a few issues.