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The Official Magazine of the Christian Reformed Church
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- Books & Literature 8
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Illinois Church Pairs Ministry and Market
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (225+ words) For 25 years, the city of Elmhurst hosted a farm-to-table market in a municipal parking lot close to the neighborhood hike-and-bike “Prairie Path.” Idyllic as that sounds, the lot was small and the community grew frustrated by inaccessibility—especially with regard…...
From Survival to Purpose: How Elizabeth Bol Found a Way Forward
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (566+ words) A year ago, Elizabeth Bol was surviving. She was navigating a difficult divorce while recovering from addiction and alcoholism. Though she had a job, it just covered the bills. “I was just working to survive,” recalled Bol. “I felt stuck....
Breath
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (380+ words) When I was young, I had asthma. During an asthma attack, my lungs got tight and heavy, and my throat felt like it was closing in on itself. You don’t realize how much you love breathing until you become conscious…...
The Confessional Voice Isn't Coming Back
1+ week, 3+ day ago (501+ words) For almost a decade as a youth pastor, one of my favorite games was six-way tug-of-war. Instead of one rope, you use three. The result is chaos. Everyone pulls as hard as they can, convinced they're moving in the right…...
Fire Resets LaGrave Church’s Community Center Plan
1+ week, 4+ day ago (406+ words) A fire late in the evening of Aug. 26 destroyed a historic building on the property of LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., but not the congregation’s primary worship space. The fire destroyed a vacant structure that had…...
Churches Support Storm-struck Neighbors
2+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) In Munster, Ind., and St. Catharines, Ont., Christian Reformed congregations host chainsaw sharpening and a community BBQ in support of neighbors affected by August storms and flooding. “Maybe this is where the church shines the brightest,” suggested pastor Jim Hollendoner…...
Reflections from a New Church Planter
2+ week, 3+ day ago (909+ words) As I Was Saying is a forum for a variety of perspectives to foster faith-related conversations among our readers with the goal of mutual learning, even in disagreement. Apart from articles written by editorial staff, these perspectives do not necessarily…...
Faithful in the Fields: Cultivating Context in Every Soil
2+ week, 5+ day ago (665+ words) This localized approach allows ReFrame to meet people exactly where they are—speaking their heart language and tending to the specific spiritual, emotional, and cultural “soil” of every unique region. Some of these spiritual soils are currently hardened by social…...
What Were You Reading?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (107+ words) Here are 10 of our mostread 2025 articles on TheBanner.org, two per category, between January and December 2025. What Were You Reading? Here are 10 of our mostread 2025 articles on TheBanner.org, two per category, between January and December 2025. For links and 15 more…...
Word Re-Association
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (108+ words) In the 2024 denomination survey, fewer than 30% of respondents (28.1%) selected “justice-seeking” as one of the top phrases to complete the sentence, “To me, the term ‘Christian Reformed’ means....” Surveys conducted by DataWise Consulting LLC with 1,397 respondents in 2024; 1,530 in 2023; and 1,545 in 2022. Only…...