Every spring I get a call from Jeannette. I’ve never actually met her, but she phones me faithfully once a year.
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Young and Undocumented
A Christian's experience of moving to the United States from MexicoREAD MOREJuan*, now 27, moved with his family to the United States from Mexico more than 13 years ago.
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Many people make the honest mistake of referring to the most famous creed as the “Apostle’s Creed” (note the placement
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Last April The Banner asked readers to tell us what your churches have been up to in caring for the environment—in keeping with God
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When older folks get together, the conversation often drifts toward ailments, surgeries, and medications.
When to Stop Being a Christian
One really good reason to forget about our faithREAD MOREI was about 12 years old. I woke up on a Sunday morning, trying to process a dream from the night before.
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Welcome to a brand-new column. Sorry, we’re not going to dish out juicy “tell-alls” here.
Life-giving Death
Hospice care helps people say “good” goodbyesREAD MOREI knock on Mary’s door with no more than a name on a chart. My hospice badge prompts her husband to let me inside.
Lavish Frugality
The secret to an abundant lifeREAD MORE“I wish he’d get rid of all that junk!” my mom often said of my dad when I was growing up.
Our Need for Beauty
How it connects us to God and each otherREAD MOREBeauty has increasingly become a stranger to many of us.
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Have you ever listened to a broadcast of a NASA launch?
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Which Disability is the most prevalent in North America: Down syndrome or spina bifida? Autism or cystic fibrosis? None of the above.
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In a community as widespread and diverse as the ҵ, reading a survey about its members can be a l
Be Perfect?
Does God really expect perfection from Us?READ MOREAre you a perfectionist? Is your boss one? Perhaps you have a perfectionist parent or sibling?
How (Not) to Talk About God
What one church learned by practicing “Pub Theology”READ MOREEvery once in a while, it’s good to ask yourself, “When was the last time I had a real conversation with someone who doesn&rs
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I’m about to say something just a bit shocking. It’s highly controversial.
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Opening the closet door to look for wrapping paper, I saw it hanging in solitude.
Aceh’s Redemption
Five years after the deadly tsunami, we can see how grace has touched a century of tears.READ MOREWhen I heard the name Aceh, the main locale in Indonesia hit by the 2004 tsunami, it was not new to me.
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“Someday soon, my little man, our Lord Jesus is coming again. I hope you never forget it as long as you live.”
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Daughter Ruth was always last to leave the Sunday family dinners.
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I can still hear my grandpa’s refrain about “Ninth Street,” our home church in Holland, Mich.: “Don’t chang
Gratitude in Tough Times
Encouraging each other through storyREAD MOREAs we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, times are tough.
A Silent Dwelling
When a disrupted adoption left them in unspeakable pain, God brought comfort without words.READ MOREI am not a psychologist. I have neither a degree in therapy nor in grief counseling.
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No one knows for sure how many Christians remain in Iraq.