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What Were You Reading?
6+ hour, 28+ min 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
1+ day, 2+ 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…...
Disaffiliating Congregations
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (141+ words) Reports from classes of the Christian Reformed Church meeting since last June’s synod include 33 congregations who have begun a process of disaffiliation from the CRC. They aren’t distributed equally among all classes, but 17 of the denomination’s 49 classes have at least…...
Climate Action
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (115+ words) thebanner.org The Christian Reformed Church’s Climate Witness Project, which began in 2015, has steadily seen more congregations connect with its programing and resources, including a Solar Faithful project, which launched with its first first cohort of churches this spring. Here…...
Too Sick to Pray: A Theology of Outlaw Country
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (185+ words) The sub-genre of country music (characterized by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and others) is noted for religious undertones of God, faith, and salvation. Too Sick to Pray: A Theology of Outlaw Country by C.M. Howell In 1969, struggling country artist Kris Kristofferson…...
What Are Some Parenting Practices to Help My Children Maintain an Interest in Faith?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (388+ words) What are some parenting practices for various stages of my child’s development to help them maintain an interest in faith? What Are Some Parenting Practices to Help My Children Maintain an Interest in Faith? What are some parenting practices for…...
Faith for the Journey
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (312+ words) Editor’s note: This essay came in third place by blind judging for the 2026 Young Adults Writing Contest on the topic of “Sustaining Faith.” As Christians, we are often familiar with the concept of “the wilderness.” We easily see ourselves in…...
In Memoriam: Rev. Elzo Tenyenhuis
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (292+ words) Remembered for his hospitality and integrity, Elzo Tenyenhuis had a strong faith in Jesus and zeal for the gospel. He died July 2, at age 70, following an April diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. In Memoriam: Rev. Elzo Tenyenhuis Elzo Tenyenhuis will be…...
Churches ‘Battle’ on Ice Supporting Safe Families
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (269+ words) A summertime hockey tournament that’s been bringing together church teams in Abbotsford, B.C. for three years saw Gateway Community Christian Reformed Church join this August for the first time. “It was a great time getting to know others in the…...
In Memoriam: Rev. Roger Dale Kramer
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (276+ words) A humble man of quiet strength, Roger Kramer enjoyed creating joy around him with his wit and playful pranks. He died July 15, at age 82. In Memoriam: Rev. Roger Dale Kramer Roger Kramer was a peaceful, easy-going, humble man of quiet…...