If you work with young people in the church, it’s almost guaranteed that someone will ask you for help or advice in reaching their

"Grace is deceitful and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30” (ASV).

Neal Plantinga once asked us to imagine a world in which theology was a cause for casual conversation, the way people might discuss the m

Every spring I get a call from Jeannette. I’ve never actually met her, but she phones me faithfully once a year.

Juan*, now 27, moved with his family to the United States from Mexico more than 13 years ago.

Many people make the honest mistake of referring to the most famous creed as the “Apostle’s Creed” (note the placement

Last April The Banner asked readers to tell us what your churches have been up to in caring for the environment—in keeping with God

When older folks get together, the conversation often drifts toward ailments, surgeries, and medications.

I was about 12 years old. I woke up on a Sunday morning, trying to process a dream from the night before.

Welcome to a brand-new column. Sorry, we’re not going to dish out juicy “tell-alls” here.

I knock on Mary’s door with no more than a name on a chart. My hospice badge prompts her husband to let me inside.

“I wish he’d get rid of all that junk!” my mom often said of my dad when I was growing up.

Beauty has increasingly become a stranger to many of us.

Have you ever listened to a broadcast of a NASA launch?

Which Disability is the most prevalent in North America: Down syndrome or spina bifida? Autism or cystic fibrosis? None of the above.

In a community as widespread and diverse as the Christian Reformed Church in North America, reading a survey about its members can be a l

Are you a perfectionist? Is your boss one? Perhaps you have a perfectionist parent or sibling?

Every once in a while, it’s good to ask yourself, “When was the last time I had a real conversation with someone who doesn&rs

I’m about to say something just a bit shocking. It’s highly controversial.

Opening the closet door to look for wrapping paper, I saw it hanging in solitude.

When I heard the name Aceh, the main locale in Indonesia hit by the 2004 tsunami, it was not new to me.

“Someday soon, my little man, our Lord Jesus is coming again. I hope you never forget it as long as you live.”

Daughter Ruth was always last to leave the Sunday family dinners.