From naming and renaming what eventually became the 㽶Ƶ to the first publication dates of denominational periodicals, quite a number of memorable events in our denomination happened in February. Here are a few:
성경은 우리에게 사랑 안에서 참된 것을 말하라고 합니다(엡 4:15). 이 말씀은 사랑의 의도를 가지고 진리를 말하는 것뿐만 아니라, 사랑과 친절, 조심스러운 방식으로 말하라는 뜻이라고 생각합니다.
The truth is that we may say with our lips that we love the Lord and that he is our treasure, yet our hearts may be far from jim.
If you believe that people go immediately to heaven when they die, do you think it might have been a bit cruel to Lazarus for Jesus to bring him back to life?
When I mentioned to a friend that I think everyone should find a job they love, he responded that some people just need to make a living. Is this a cop-out?
Dust and the Divine
What Lent Can Teach Us About Caring for CreationHumans are both dust and reflections of the divine. Two sacred, God-given identities meant to sit side by side, each meant to inform and contextualize the other. But what happens when the balance is thrown out of whack?
One of the things I’m (re)learning is that fasting is one of the most helpful disciplines for listening to God and discerning his will during difficult or divided times.
A beautiful, full-color guided journal to practicing prayer through the language of the psalms.
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands.
The report also raises the alarm on a degrading situation for Christians amid attacks on Christian schools and hospitals in India.
Gateway Community Church in Abbotsford, B.C., partners with BC Housing to run an emergency shelter. It isn’t all success stories, but volunteers say they still experience hope.
Everywhere we look, no matter the time of year, the wonders of creation remind us that God is always near.
Beginning in the summer of 2024, Calvin University will pilot a free academic transition program called Wayfinder in the 49507 area.
A new faith-based series explores the challenges of a female paleontologist in Wyoming Territory of the late 1800s.
A Belmont University professor in Nashville has a particular interest in exploring what is happening in contemporary worship.
성경의 명확성(clarity of Scripture)에 대한 개혁주의 교리는 구원에 필요한 것이 성경에 분명하게 기록되어 있다고 가르칩니다. 성경의 모든 내용이 분명하고 이해하기 쉽다고 가르치는 것이 아닙니다.
Christian, oh Christian … What lies are you believing?
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Our telescopes create more questions than answers. But they certainly elicit a response.
The 10 most-accessed articles on thebanner.org between January and December 2023, in order of most views to fewer. For links and 15 more of our most popular articles from the past year, visit thebanner.org/2023-top-25.
I learned a lesson recently: the art of asking, in the face of seemingly impossible obstacles, “What can I do?” This takes my focus from the barriers to what is possible.
The Reformed Church of America’s Commission on Christian Unity meeting with a delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in October included CRC pastor Anthony Elenbaas.
Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Cornwall, Ont., began sponsoring refugee families in 2015 and has grown organically through those connections.
In Memoriam: Rev. Jerry L. Alferink
1945-2023Described as compassionate, affectionate, and generous, Jerry Alferink was a pastor and chaplain who loved preaching. He died Dec. 29 at age 78.