For almost 100 years, until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Christian Zionists graciously endured the derision of mainline P
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Women In Office: Continuing the Conversation
Thinking Aloud About Synod 2006’s DecisionsREAD MOREAs Bob De Moor points out in his editorial, halting discussion about women’s participation in the leadership of the church does
Sunday Morning Parenting
How parents and churches can make worship a highlight for kidsREAD MORESunday mornings can be the low point in a kid’s week.
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Christmas is first of all about Jesus.
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I awoke before dawn in southern Sudan to what I thought was the sound of a rooster crowing.
Peace on Whom God’s Favor Rests
A story of God’s grace in a dark adventREAD MOREIN DECEMBER when I leave for work the mornings are dark as the days slowly tick off to the 21st, the winter solstice.
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When the Heidelberg Catechism first appeared in 1563, few would have guessed it was destined for greatness.
Gift-Giving Etiquette in the global village
Bread, Stone, or Snake?READ MOREIn 1987 we spent two weeks of cultural orientation living in an empty
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WEARY OF MY MEAGER PRAYER LIFE, needing to know God in a new way, I signed up for an eight-day silent prayer retreat during a recent sabb
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In his engaging book Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, Richard Mouw recalls that in the movie Hardcore, Jake tries to explain to Niki,
Don’t Turn Away
Synod 2006 chose to keep the CRC’S relationship with the “Liberal” PCN restrictedREAD MOREWould the outcome have been different had delegates heard this plea?
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Recently I had the privilege of turning over my work in Niger to my Nigerien counterpart, Harouna Issaka.
Raising the MySpace Generation
Our Kids have become the media, yet they’re still just as vulnerable as everREAD MOREWhen I was a kid lying on our shag carpet, watching “The Brady Bunch” or “The Flintstones,” the world of media wa
Seeing the Face of God
What My Muslim Father Taught Me About Christ in the name of God the MercifulREAD MOREGrowing up, I cannot recall a time I got into a car with my father that he didn’t recite this short prayer in Arabic before departi
Are We Wrong About Racism?
Expanding our understandingREAD MOREI believe Satan has done a superb job of deceiving many well-meaning Christians, even Christian leaders.
Correcting a Structural Heresy
Ministers aren’t supposed to be the only ones providing pastoral care.READ MORE“When I’m sick, especially on my death bed, I want my minister, not the elder, to visit and pray with me,” said my moth
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Make no mistake, what we believe about the Bible is important—not as important as believing what is in it, but still crucial to our
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Brad’s father regularly offered him advice. Often Brad appreciated it. His dad had helpful insights into a variety of matters.
Is God Responsible?
Whom do we blame when bad things happen?READ MORERecently I heard a christian friend talking about the tragic death of her sister.
An Impossible Dream?
Team Ministry can work well, as two longtime co-pastors attest.READ MOREOnce a year we stand in front of a class of skeptical seniors at Calvin Theological Seminary.
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Every believer is a minister.
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You don’t have to be contemporary to grow
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The emerging church has become the Rorschach test among Christians in this country.
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As William Rang lay dying, his grandson was just coming into the world.