This is just one example of how well-meaning Christians, all with valid reasons, all respecting Scriptural authority, can in good faith have different interpretations of the same passage.
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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What is cultural appropriation? Why is it wrong? How do we avoid it?
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Would it be better to toss denominations into the ash heap of history? I don’t think so.
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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My teen is always coming up with foolish ideas, and we end up arguing endlessly. Any thoughts on how to break the cycle?
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Simple machines help us by following the simple rule God made for them: When you increase the distance over which force is applied, you decrease the force needed.
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Am I happy with how my life took shape?
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It’s a fairly common experience for a waitress to ignore me and only talk to the non-disabled person I’m dining with.
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There are two ways we can read the Bible: as if it’s a mirror or as if it’s a pair of binoculars.
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I can hardly imagine my becoming a pastor without having experienced the life of a parkie for the past four seasons and befriending the beautiful and complex people who live in the parks.
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Many young families have enrolled their children in various sports programs, which are healthy but often conflict with Sunday church services. Consequently, we don’t see these families in church often. What can be done? How should the church handle this?
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What is the primary role of the church in God’s mission?
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Perhaps because grief weighed me down, every day seemed cold and rainy.
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An Indigenous Cree and follower of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) reflects on the two lenses needed to consider the news of “no human remains found” at a Canadian residential school.
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Let us learn to take the often tough, long, and tiresome road.
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Does God want us to create computers with artificial intelligence even though he gave us perfectly good brains to do the work ourselves?
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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Exploring the interconnectedness of faith and love.
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Rest, whether it’s sleeping or just taking a break, is important for our physical and spiritual health.
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Our Christian Reformed church called a minister from the Reformed Church in America, and the RCA church in town called a CRC minister. Is that allowed?
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If we use our imagination, it’s possible to see loon calls as symbols of our calls to and from God. The more I explore them, the more similarities I see.
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My college-aged children seem to focus mostly on hobbies. I want them to find joy and fulfillment, but I’m concerned about their ability to pay their bills in the future. How do I bring up my concerns with them?
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God himself is beauty, and God creates beautiful things.
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Confused and disoriented, he was making his way home from the grocery store.