A number of years ago, I was invited to read some stories to a class of fourth-graders. I accepted with trepidation.
It is estimated that 25,000 children worldwide die every day from hunger or other preventable causes.
“There are two types of people in the world: those with hope and those without,” says B.J. Wolstenholme of Calgary, Alberta.
Each year in early October, deacons and church secretaries in Christian Reformed congregations across North America go into their storage
“What is ‘debt’ by which we’re so bedeviled?
A rabbi, a priest, and a minister walk into a bar, and the bartender looks up and says, “What is this, a joke?”
W.A. Visser ’t Hooft once wrote the following thought-provoking words about John Calvin:
I’m scared because of the diagnosis the doctor gave me. I’m scared because I lost my job.
Who is Jesus to you? I’m not nosy, just curious.
Have you ever looked closely at broccoli before you ate it? Then you already know this: it’s a plant!
One of the sweet promises of Scripture is God’s guidance.
It began on a long wooden pew.
Was the Reformation Necessary?
An Ecumenical Discussion with Contemporary Catholic TheologiansAs part of our commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, The Banner asked Ronald J.
Health
Q I recently delivered twins who had Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Thank You
Just finished the September Banner, and it was one of the best ever.
At Synod 2009, several delegates said that adopting the Belhar Confession as one of our doctrinal standards will help us face racism, one
Thanks, Guys!
I was a Calvinist Cadet for four years. I failed the program. Here are my only significant accomplishments:
A statement issued by the Calvin College board of trustees, addressing how faculty and staff may write and speak about homosexuality, tou
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A South African church that was suspended from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in 1982 because of its support for apartheid is &l
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) marked its first five years with a synodical meeting and the election of a new moderator,
Church Nursery Safe Practices
Consider including the following in your written policies:
- Write and enforce a policy regarding the care of children, indicating who may serve as volunteers.
- Assign additional volunte
A child abduction at a Kentwood, Mich., church highlights the need for churches to have comprehensive child-safety policies and procedu