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During COVID, when I still lived in Brooklyn, my niece took me bird-watching in Prospect Park. It was warbler time, the days were lengthening, and
“Making disciples who grow disciples” — this is what the leadership of the Reformed Church in America (RCA), the denomination to which I belong, claims
I am curious how discipleship became the primary paradigm of the vital Christian life, especially among Protestants. My own denomination, the Reformed Church in America
On Sunday we prayed for the King, in the little Anglican Church in Sharbot Lake, Ontario. During the Intercessions, Mark, a farmer and one of
“Give it back. You can’t have it if you’re going to use it like that. That’s not what it’s for.” Okay, I’ll admit that I
The two synods are over, one for the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and one for the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC). Much
I think I can say that the Reformed Church in America (RCA), the denomination to which I belong, suffers from a closed system of communication.
Stephanie“Why do you think I do all this?” That was Stephanie’s answer to my question, “Tell me, do you believe all this stuff?” I was
Andrei Tarkovsky is my second-favorite movie-maker. Dmitri Shostakovich is my second-favorite symphony composer. And Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote my third-favorite novel, The Brothers Karamazov. In terms
