Mention to a stranger that you are “Christian Reformed” and watch his eyes cloud over. He gets the Christian part.
Features
A few years ago, when SUV drivers were being collectively shunned for blatantly polluting the environment, someone thoughtfully asked, &l
. . . Also Many Animals
We’re not the only creatures God cares about.Remember how, after Jonah’s grudging evangelistic crusade, the whole city of Nineveh repented and Jonah angrily pouted?
On Being Reformed
What does it mean to you to be Reformed?Even Christians long familiar with Reformed theology can find the answer difficult to articulate.
The Secret Lives of Saints
Compassion for Doubting ThomasI am a (fairly late) convert to the Christian faith.
“Daddy? What’s SEX?” asks
5-year-old Michael.
I spent some of my childhood years in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In our local auto place, Dean, a mechanic, pulls me aside. “So, Keith,” he says, “head coverings.
The Golden Compass movie has created quite a stir for a number of reasons.
Not Alone
Singleness from the Other Side . . . or What I Wish I Knew Then That I Know NowI know, I know.
I remember my first experience with mourning. I was in the first grade.
Have you ever seen counterfeit money?
These books introduce you to the theory and practice of the spiritual disciplines:
Depending on when you read this, you could be filled with the hopeful glimmer of a shiny list of New Year’s resolutions or thorough
At a recent event, J.K. Rowling was asked whether the character Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Magic, was gay.
Wicca is the modern term for the practice of witchcraft.
How do we deal with evil?
I am the first person in our house to rise.
Worship Wars Reconsidered
Could they really be God’s gift to the church?The recent worship wars are God’s gift to the church.
What?
The Rest of Our Story
Ever heard of “the German element” in the CRC?Both Rev.
We look forward to the holidays, a time of goodwill and good times, a time of love and togetherness.
The only scooter in our house was at least 20 years old and broken.
Should a doctrinal statement that’s nearly four-and-a-half centuries old be used to teach t
Our North American culture today is a study in contrasts.