Recently my family sifted through objects from the past and the memories they inspired while cleaning out a sway-backed old horse barn

The ethical position of the Christian Reformed Church on homosexuality was reaffirmed by the denomination's synod (annual leadership meet

Derek and his sister, Lauren, strolled into All-Mart in search of the perfect Valentine’s cards for their classmates.

"I am a beautiful, much-loved child of God.” How difficult it really is to say those words.

I’m 25 and I’m not married. I’m fine with that.

Calling/Mission

Q I’m an adult who is frustrated at not finding my life calling des

John Calvin

What a wonderful, informative essay was the story on John Calvin (“John Calvin, We Hardly Knew Ye,” Janu

When my three-year-old daughter asked who made the moon, my answer was simple and suited her fine: God did.

The first Wednesday in Lent never fails to catch me by surprise.

It’s a harsh fact of life that when the economy tanks, many people get pitched out of work through no fault of their own.

My daughter and her husband took their four kids to see the Vermont Lake Monsters play baseball.

This year—July 10, 2009, to be exact—marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth.

Have you ever heard of John Calvin?

In the midst of the busyness and noise of life, do you find it hard to stop and listen to God?

Relationships

Q Does everyone go through a midlife crisis at some point?

Thank You’s

I loved Jacob Eppinga’s “Preachers” (Cabbages and Kings, January 2007).

In August 2007 the Lord said to my family, “Leave your friends and country and go to the land I will show you.

The last person in the world who would want us to make a big deal out of his 500th birthday is John Calvin himself.

One Sunday morning I substituted for my daughter in Sunday school. The lesson was about Joshua and the wall of Jericho.

Finances

Q I feel like we don’t have a very good handle on our money, and I know th

A few years ago my church went through a vigorous and drawn-out debate over whether or not we should serve fair-trade coffee.

The first New Year’s Eve I stayed up to watch the ball drop in Times Square, the anticipation was electric.