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Columns
Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Shiao Chong's monthly Editorial, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
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I see Christians debating about the “sin of empathy.” Is that a biblical teaching?
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I have to make a big decision regarding a job opportunity. I've been reading my Bible and praying, but I still don’t know what to do. How do I know whether I’m making the right choice?
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The CRC has been inviting people from five or six classes at a time to gather in major cities and share stories of the challenges, opportunities, and Spirit-led transformation they’re seeing in their local communities.
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Should I feel guilty for the unjust actions of my ancestors or my country even if the actions happened before I was born?
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As I tucked one of our younger kids into bed, tears began to fall.
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“Let us go then, you and I, to the place our Rabbi lies.”
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To Charlie Kirk, Mike Huckabee, and every Christian taught to fear my people and my city—come and see.
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Like the psalmists of old, I have been lamenting lately, honestly sharing my griefs, fears, and frustrations with God. Allow me to share some of them with you.
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Because God’s desire is to partner with humanity, our small contribution matters.
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A holistic gospel witness is a challenge to popular reductions of the gospel that diminish the full scope of the good news that Jesus proclaimed and lived.
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My married kids don’t want to have children. To me, this is a self-centered decision. How can I convince them to be fruitful and multiply?
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Modern American evangelicalism often implicitly (and at times explicitly) suggests the church should play an all-encompassing role in the life of the Christian.
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Are children capable of taking on lead roles in our worship services, such as in reading Scripture, praying, blessing, or ushering? If so, how might we encourage this?
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I have multiple jobs. I don’t think I can afford to give any of them up, but I feel like I’m being pulled in different directions. Is there anything I can do?
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Cathy sat on a bench by the library, smoking a cigarette and clutching a cup of coffee.
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Because God is so good, God has orchestrated creation to take care of its own dead bodies.
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There are times when we are the ones who are hiding. But there are also times when God’s people trust and obey yet still feel empty and forgotten.
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If the past few years taught us anything, it’s that a church needs durable forces to counter its own worst tendencies.
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There’s nothing like a crisis to expose the weaknesses in any system—and that includes family communication systems.
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We all praise God for designing and creating the amazing plants and animals we see around us. But Christians disagree on how God created.
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We live in a time that encourages anything and everything but reflection.
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Psychologists suggest that empathy is crucial in helping people who are struggling. Can we truly love our neighbor as ourselves if we do not have some level of empathy?
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Here’s how I approach making new friends at church.