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Big Questions
Our panel of contributors replies to questions from readers on topics like these: ethics, relationships, missional living, faith formation, vocation/calling, digital life, church/Bible/doctrine, and stewardship. Got a question you’d like answered?
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In the midst of a pandemic and the greater call for social justice and equity, what might ‘being missional’ look like?
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I grew up with constant criticism from my parents. I don’t want to hurt my children like I was hurt, but I can’t seem to stop being critical. Help!
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Lent and advent celebrations were totally absent in the first 30 years of my 75-year CRC experience. Now they abound. Why now and not then?
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A coincidence? I’m thinking not. I’m going to guess an algorithm got yesterday’s story almost right, but not quite.
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Being stuck at home these past months because of the pandemic, I’ve found myself falling into a slower pace.
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I am in a period of huge transition in my life right now. How do I make sure I navigate my decisions and direction-setting well?
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Governments in the U.S. and Canada are offering grants and financial support for businesses and charities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. How should churches respond?
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Is there a model structure that complies with church order yet allows a smaller group to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the church?
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In order to become “the personal Presence of Christ in the world by the Spirit,” there are indeed a number of shifts that need to happen in a congregation.
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In the Bible, God gave Samson back his power, and Samson used that power to kill himself. Does this mean that sometimes it’s OK to commit suicide?
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Whom should I marry? Which job should I take? Even though I pray, I don’t know.
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In terms children can understand, how do you explain what it means to bless someone in the name of God?
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While it’s overly simplistic to quickly quip, “You were created a human being, not a human doing,” it’s also imperative that somehow that message gets conveyed.
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One of the underlying principles of Reformed polity is mutual accountability—that church members and leaders are accountable to each other
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When it comes to technology, why do people assume older folks like me don’t get it?
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When you take leftovers home, they’re almost always given in Styrofoam containers that can’t be recycled. What’s the most stewardly option?
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Moral virtue is at once something that God produces in us and at the same time something we need to work at. Moral character, in other words, is a work in progress.
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My church no longer reads the Ten Commandments in worship. Isn’t hearing the Commandments an important part of our faith formation?
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Is the opposite of fake news “authentic news?” Does that mean if people authentically believe something to be true, it is?
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Discipleship is about learning to love, follow, obey, and become more and more like Jesus.
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It’d be an overstatement to say it has changed my life, but it certainly has changed the focus of my life.
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Can’t someone make commitments and keep promises to a church without being a member?
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When we are broken and humbled, acts of kindness convey God’s care in ways that spark and refresh our sense of being called to serve God.