All of us have experiences of being on the inside and outside that situate how we experience those terms.
As I Was Saying
This is The Banner's online opinion column, from a variety of different writers, published Fridays.
According to what God revealed to us in Scripture, the world’s problems are fundamentally spiritual, not political.
It was painful at first, but I have to admit, I feel lighter and more free than ever.
The North American church has committed too many sins and has hurt too many people that we are losing our moral credibility to share the gospel.
I, as a Republican, was waiting for the reveal. I was waiting for facts to be presented, but despite a lot of confident bravado and self-assured talk, none came.
Like us, Abraham Kuyper watched a violent white supremacist insurrection in the United States. We can learn from Kuyper, but only if we heed his warnings without repeating his mistakes.
Every day was full of their screaming, complaining about doing math, running around in the home, bickering with each other about toys.
Libertas Christian School made headlines this past November for maintaining a staunch opposition to statewide mask mandates in Michigan.
In my view, the term “pro-life” should encompass the protection of all human life from all causes—not just abortion.
Emotions run high in the U.S. among Trump supporters and even higher among those who favor Biden, at least in the city where I live.
To some extent, the sky's the limit, if you choose to take to the skies. However, most of us stick to what is comfortable and safe and secure.
Indigenous and Native peoples of North America used every part of the buffalo when they killed one. This got me thinking of spiritual matters.
Loving our neighbors means prioritizing the wellbeing of others over our own interests, regardless of the social gap between us.
As a middle-Eastern Jewish carpenter living on the road, Jesus certainly wasn't the light-skinned, rosy-cheeked man with kempt, flowing, brown locks traipsing through the pages of my childhood Bible.
We are not alone in our fears. Nor in our loss and grief. The storm of 2020 has rewritten the course of life for countless others around the world.
“When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious,
The change was slow at first, almost imperceptible. Small and surmountable things showed up, but no one could quite put their finger on what those things were.
As I reflect on my childhood experience with gifts at Christmas time, or thinking about how my people love to give gifts to their family and friends, or when I reflect on the Christmas story in the Gospel of Luke, it all reminds me of Jesus.
Is it permissible to watch movies as worship?
In an event-orientated approach, I focus on the quality of the event, not the agenda with all its timetables and often unrealistic expectations.
How out of place this broken tree was, how odd that the owners of the garden—known for their skill—hadn’t removed it. It seemed almost a disservice to their handiwork, a marring of their reputation to have left this hollow shell where it stood.
With the flu season almost upon us, and predictions of tightening restrictions, how are we, the church, preparing for this Christmas season?
My pastor-friend and his congregation have separated. But from the outside looking in, it seems to me that the process toward him, even from the Classis level, was unreasonable, punitive, and unkind.