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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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Jesus told us how to handle our differences, and it’s not chaotic or complicated.
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It happened in an instant at a moment when I least expected it.
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Overwhelm is so pervasive in our world as a whole, including within the church.
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While it contains deep wisdom on life, the book is easily passed over because of the unsavory negativity.
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In light, earthquakes, sound, and water, waves are very similar.
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One of those things we’ve started to worship is politics.
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Naturally, we want to showcase our strength. But Paul reminds the whole church that the good news resonates best when we are weak, needy, vulnerable, and unpolished.
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All of us have discussed sermons—at Grandma’s house, in church meetings, or in conversation with family or friends.
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Eighty years ago, as a little boy, I experienced the sadness and the sin of a church split.
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We all want God’s help, but something deeper in our hearts must happen to us to be able to want God’s hold.
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How should all these amazing discoveries be interpreted? How did the universe get this way? And why is there something rather than nothing
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Bible scholars say the phrase “knowing good and evil” in Genesis 3 is a Jewish merism. It is an idiomatic Hebrew way of saying, “the potential to unlimited knowledge.”
Giving and Receiving Onions
A word of encouragement for recent graduatesREAD MOREI suppose it’s natural to desire a tremendous purpose.
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King Solomon observed, recorded, and reported what he saw in creation. One of my favorite ways to do this is through nature journaling.
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If Christianity is all about always having the right or correct answers, why does Jesus regularly teach in such a convoluted way?
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Our church is doing more intergenerational ministry events. Don’t people learn best with their own age groups?
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Dan Veeneman’s news writing has shown him acts of community service that deepen his faith and encourage reflection: ‘how can I make a difference?’
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As high school was ending, I remember the same question being on everybody’s lips. I heard it so often I rehearsed a bundle of canned answers.
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The end of her life came fast, less than a year from the start of signs of things for which we did not know they were signs.
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Is Jesus’ admonition “In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matt. 7:12) an example of moral relativism?
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For many Christians, this transition feels jarring; it can feel like a move from light into shadows.
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I struggle with my kids’ constant fighting. How can I stop the competition so our home can find some peace?