At this year’s synod, the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church, held this month at Calvin College, Grand R
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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Good news! A cheese factory just started up in our area. Part of a dairy complex. Some of my friends are moving there.
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Church
Q Why is leavened bread used in the Lord’s Supper?
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Do good manners really matter? Or did adults just make up lots of rules so they would have lots of things to nag kids about?
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There are days here in Alberta when the weather is just about as perfect as one can imagine.
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Caring for Animals
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I was struck by Rev.
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At a high school in Montana, a group of students played a prank. They let loose three goats in the school.
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In his later years my dad became a bit hard of hearing.
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Imagine that your neighbors have a wonderful garden. They grow all sorts of food, beautiful flowers, bushes, and trees.
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Chaucer spelled my name mous. In Latin it is mus. The influence
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New Reformed Body
The new Reformed body constitution (February, World ҵ) reminds me of the signing of the United Religions Ini
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The subject of this column’s previous article was the story of a young woman who grew up in a nondenominational church and subseque
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Calling/Mission
Q Does God have a calling for people with disabilities, especially those
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With the Amen this dog
knew her kingdom
had come. Scraps of fat,
burnt potatoes, beets,
everything proceeded
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Christianity Today magazine has reported on a growing surge of interest in and attraction to the Reformed faith among North American evan
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Mike went to a psychiatrist and said, “I’ve got problems. Every time I go to bed, I think there’s somebody under it.
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In 2005 synod (the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church) asked the CRC’s Board of Trustees to appoint a co
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Harry Potter Redux
To call the Harry Potter books “an excellent addition to children’s literature” because they
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Depending on the year, Easter could be in March or April.
(True or False?)
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Are people smarter than animals?
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Our congregation in Pella, Iowa, went through a nasty split 10 years ago.
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Finance
QDo I really need an estate plan? Aren’t they just for people with a lot of money?
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The teacher in the book of Ecclesiastes says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.”