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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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"So when are you ‘flock-worthy’?” a friend asked me.
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Lost it at synod this year.
No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t mad. I was overjoyed. But it showed too much.
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The pastor in Phil the barber’s village had a fiery sermon on witnessing: “We all have to be soul-winners!”
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Conventional wisdom suggests that “silence is golden”—a saying that no doubt originated with
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Identity theft is something that most of us associate with credit cards and the Internet.
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Did you know that bats live near you?
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Electrons
Q My church has too many meetings! Can technology help?
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O Canada
Just a reaction to Rev. Bob De Moor’s comments about “Language Matters” in the May editorial.
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A recent Banner article answered a question from a person who received an advance on her inheritance to meet a current need (November 200
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Now and then my job allows me to read or tell stories to children.
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I get more impatient as I age.
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Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
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It stands to reason that sex education begins at birth.
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Climate Controversy
The April Banner reported the signing of a climate change declaration written by evangelical leaders from aro
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In his Banner article “Got Religion?” (January 2010), Rev.
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Got a photo of something funny related to Reformed history, culture, or tradition? Got a funny story or joke?
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Mission/Calling
Q I volunteer at my church as well as work and attend to my family.
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Do you know any shepherds? No? If you lived in Israel in Bible times, you’d see shepherds and sheep all the time.
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I’ve thought a lot about God’s covenant promises since becoming a grandmother six years ago.
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It’s a fine challenge to be a bi-national denomination.
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Aman called 911 and frantically exclaimed, “Quick, quick, send an ambulance. My wife’s having a baby.
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It was Palm Sunday 2009, and instead of sitting in a pew in my home church watching the Sunday school children walk down the aisles wavin
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Outreach
Q I often wonder if I’m a genuine Christian because I’m not actively