If a group of 45 people who gathered in Washington, D.C., have their way, Christian Reformed congregations are going to hear a lot more a
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Rev. Gerald J. Postma
1921 – 2007
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Some seminarians at Calvin Theological Seminary breathed a sigh of relief when a 12-percent reduction in their course load was announced
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In March 2006 Laurel Wallinga, 24, a registered nurse at Zeeland (Mich.) Hospital, began to pray for an opportunity to serve in the medic
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There was a coronation at the GEMS Counselor’s Leadership Conference, but it wasn’t for a beauty pageant.
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Jeff Kruithof took the reins as executive director of Youth Unlimited this August when Rachael Cooley, director for the past three years,
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Launched to share God’s love with people who have cognitive impairments, Friendship Ministries is celebrating 25 years.
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For Devon Scott, 16, leading kids at a summer sports camp is a “cool opportunity,” especially when he gets to tell the camper
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Face painting, cotton candy, balloons, and The Back to God Hour?
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The 25 Asian congregations in the Christian Reformed Church have tended to be scattered and isolated, but that has changed.
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This summer Calvin Theological Seminary’s Facing Your Future program reached a milestone.
In Memoriam
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Rev. Dante A. Venegas
October 5, 1933 – April 13, 2007
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Rev. Edward A.
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Rev. Dick C. Bouma
September 9, 1927 – March 26, 2007
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Years ago Bob Hope said in an interview that when preachers get together it’s a lot of laughs, but when comedians do the same, it&r
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Beginning in the early ’70s and all through the ’80s, I pastored a church in the burgeoning charismatic movement.
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When I began my ministry I had certain preconceived ideas about people who were homosexual.
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Plants Planting Plants
Imagine you’re a plant. You eat, you drink, you breathe, you grow, and you make seeds.
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One of the sweetest pleasures of my summer is to paddle down the Braden River in our double kayak with my girls Laurel and Lea.
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Creation Care
Q: How can I encourage my church to get actively involved in promoting good stewardship of creation?
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A few months ago Banner editor Bob De Moor asked why so many young adults have left the Christian Refor
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While visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden, my husband and I spent the better part of a day strolling from an English walled garden to a J
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Synod 2007
As a confessionally committed pastor in the Christian Reformed Church, I’m grieved by Synod 2007’s action
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Authentic. Starbucks uses this word as bait to entice new baristas.