One of my great teachers, Henry Stob, a longtime Calvin Seminary professor, never tired of reminding his students that Jesus Christ came
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If I could give young Christians a few gifts to help them to live steadily amid today’s seismic cultural shifts, one of those
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You’ll probably be hearing a lot about evolution this month.
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I stand in awe of how God led me to become pastor of Fox Valley Christian Reformed Church.
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On may 24, 2005, Joel and Holly Davis from Bellevue, Nebraska, experienced what they call a “God thing.” On that day, Preside
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Admit it. A certain, not necessarily flattering, image comes to mind when you think of John Calvin.
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A while back I held a class on the Canons of Dort.
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Recently our daughter Nicole, who is 21, spent a few days in the hospital.
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Along with about 45 faculty and staff members at the college where I work, I teach a required one-credit course for first-year students.
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So much depends on your standpoint when you start to tell what happened “once upon a time.”
Is Prosperity a Blessing?
You have a great job, a nice home, and above-average kids. But are you really “blessed”?READ MOREI occasionally hear Christians reflect on how God has “blessed” them throughout their lives.
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“In short, the ҵ, as we know it, is dying.” Rev. Sam Hamstra Jr.
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One of the most remarkable encounters in the gospels takes place between Jesus and the Canaanite woman who asks him to heal her demon-pos
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Not long ago I attended a conference for Christian 20- and 30-somethings.
Questions for Christian Schools
Defining a vision for Reformed Christian educationREAD MOREIn just a short time school will start again. Students, parents, and teachers are busy preparing for a new school year.
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Consider this plot synopsis: Mack’s young daughter is kidnapped and murdered. Her body is never found.
Peculiar Purity
Practicing holiness in a sex-saturated societyREAD MOREA sex-saturated society. That phrase captures the cultural context in which we live today.
Beyond Election Madness
Pursuing Justice in the FracasREAD MOREThe sniping sound-bites of left vs. right. The “I’m always right-You’re always wrong”
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I love pigs. I became fascinated with them when I first saw them as a 12-year-old.
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While you went about your business today, 30,000 children died of hunger.
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I remember reading a book that said, “It could be argued that the Spirit lies at the center of Reformed faith.” I wrote in th
Standing on Holy Ground
Seeing the Spirit at work in contemporary cultureREAD MOREI remember the day Metallica came to church.
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Mention to a stranger that you are “Christian Reformed” and watch his eyes cloud over. He gets the Christian part.
. . . Also Many Animals
We’re not the only creatures God cares about.READ MORERemember how, after Jonah’s grudging evangelistic crusade, the whole city of Nineveh repented and Jonah angrily pouted?