Construction began on a bar in a small town. The local church started a campaign of prayers and petitions to stop it.
Swelling with pride, a mother was all too glad to tell me recently how well her daughter is faring in her graduate studies at a prestigio
Living Room Compassion
Ministering to parents whose children have left the churchMy son doesn’t go to church anymore because he thinks God is a myth.”
Pastor Stu’s first clue that it might be a long Monday came in an e-mail from Jane, one of the deacons at Friendly CRC.
Cake. Ice cream. Candles. Presents. All of these items together in one place can mean only one thing—a birthday!
Is it wrong to be proud of the Christian Reformed Church?
Oil, Planks, Tax Collectors, and Tolerance
What it truly means to love our neighborOil
“Fill the earth and subdue it”
(Gen. 1:28).Health
Q I recently delivered twins who had Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Promoting Peace
It was good to read Rev. Brian Berghoef’s “Reflection for Independence Day” (June 2009).
While I agree with Rev.
Lately I’ve begun to notice a pattern in my life. It’s one that I’m excited about and increasingly anticipate. Why?
So what exactly is The Banner?
Lately, I’ve been giving friends this pop quiz: “Quick, name one TV show with characters who believe in God in a realistic, s
For the 50th anniversary of GEMS this year, the girls’ clubs focused on Micah 6:8, learning together about what it means to act jus
When church planter Todd Murphy and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island, eight years ago, he was told that ministry in New Engla
“We know relatively little about the religious lives of American adolescents,” said researchers writing in the Journal for th
For most people, access to printed material isn’t a big deal, but for many in Cuba, recently printed materials are a novelty and a
Like many young people in China, Xiou H. is interested in learning English.
Our home computer died recently.
What do you do when your wife is on bed rest in another country because of pregnancy complications and you need to finish your semester o
Issues surrounding ordination and even membership of gay persons in churches continue to dominate the agenda of many denominations.
A consortium of Hurricane Katrina relief groups say they are approaching the $25 million mark in money, muscle, and material donated to a
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