There are lots of wonderful things to see in our world. But which ones are the most amazing of all?

Relationships

Q. Our daughter and her boyfriend are living together.

When I was a child about 5 years old, I would go to my grandfather’s small Baptist church.

One evening after GEMS (girls’ club) I chatted with a counselor and two mothers, while one of their daughters waited nearby.

The Banner invites letters in response to articles that have appeared in this magazine.

I like the Banner editor’s list of hopes for the future of the Christian Reformed Church a

Blog with Me

There are only so many times you want to tell yourself a blatant lie. There are only so many times you want to fall for such a lie.

Baptized in a Violent World

A Christian response to violence should involve not just undiscerning peace and mercy, but should inc

Away in a Manger

The kitchen sink, the dog’s bowl, and the milk jug are all necessary things but not ones to inspire great

Like a fly on a wall, I too can eavesdrop. I overhear because I am overlooked. Like God. Sometimes I get an earful.

In 1866 German immigrants founded a Christian Reformed congregation among the fertile fields of northern Illinois, 25 miles west of Rockf

Finance

Dinner, Anyone?

Last week as I went to sign out Saving Money with the Tightwad Twins: Practical Tips for Women on a Budget, the librarian said I had a $9

Fifty years ago I was a young, inexperienced 5th- and 6th-grade teacher in a rural Christian school near Lynden, Wash.

“Santa” was good to me last Christmas (see editorial, Dec. ’06 issue). I got goats for HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa.

The Common Cup coffee house in Rogers Park, Ill., looks and feels like many neighborhood java joints in the Chicago area.

I always come early for morning services so I can take my place undetected under the back bench.

 New England isn’t the part of North America that springs to mind when someone says “Christian Reformed Church.” O

We rarely think about the things listed on these pages. Yet each one makes a BIG difference in our lives.

Relationships

Q I know a number of people who take antidepressants but never go for counseling.