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There’s nothing like a lazy sprawl on a reclining deck chair on a sunny August afternoon, a tall glass of lemonade in one hand and

Two youngsters were closely examining bathroom scales on display at the department store.

The heavy prison door slammed behind him. Suddenly the cold, clammy cell triggered feelings that frightened him.

It’s the middle of summer, and chances are the weather outside is HOT.

Ask almost any Christian Reformed person what he or she knows about the Canons of Dort or the Belgic Confession, and you’ll probabl

It was an afternoon in the late 1970s, and I was attending a meeting of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churche

"So when are you ‘flock-worthy’?” a friend asked me.

On the next few pages you will find the annual presentation of candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church.

Lost it at synod this year.

No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t mad. I was overjoyed. But it showed too much.

More than 150 church planters and other leaders from both the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America gathered recen

One morning this spring, Canadians George and Toni Fernhout sat down for a long meeting with community-development officials in the villa

Richard Rodriguez was a guest this spring at Calvin Theological Seminary to discuss his autobiography Hunger of Memory.

Two Calvin College professors have earned Fulbright Awards to do international research in 2010-2011.

Have you ever built a house? Most people buy existing homes, but some get the opportunity to build one from the ground up.

Late at night you can often find Rev. John W.

Something for nothing? We all know that’s unlikely.

The merger between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) seemed as if it happened in t

Citing concerns that synods are already getting too rushed, delegates declined to mandate a discussion time at future synods.

Through email news releases, Twitter, Facebook, webcasts, and the magazine you’re holding, The Banner and CRC Communications worked

Synod’s poet laureate, elder Rod Hugen, wrote an ode following one rookie elder’s experience at synod.

For three couples, Synod 2010 was a team effort.

For Elizabeth Jennings, serving as a youth observer at Synod 2010 was a chance to follow in the footsteps of her mother, Rev.

Ethnic advisers for Synod 2010 were (from left) Thurman Rivers, Rev. John Gonzales, Mary Rivers, Rev.