I too was left behind, a child of the CRC who once hoped to serve the CRC. I have grieved. I have questioned and been

We gather outside the church. We’re there to protest. I was protesting outside the church because protest is deep in our Christian bones.

In Africa, the Church continues to grow and multiply. With 780 million believers, Africa is now the center of world Christianity.

Happy Fourth of July! Back by popular demand, we invite our sometime guest columnist Pious Petunia to offer sage advice wisdom for coping with the

Tomorrow, of course, marks the 250th anniversary of the declaration of American independence. What should be the watchwords for so momentous an occasion? Celebration, joy,

I find myself unsatisfied with simple spiritual answers, even if they are true. I’m more interested in learning from people who have spent long

Purity can serve wonder, or it can serve fear. In my laboratory, purity is not the goal; discovery is. When purity becomes the goal, it

To get “up” for game after game is exhausting, and the way most professional athletes manage to do it and to be human beings immediately

On her deathbed, Gertrude Stein asked, “What is the answer?” After a moment she asked, “What is the question?”   Socrates, who was known for his

We hadn’t been in the shelter for very long when a youth baseball team–decked out in their uniforms and eye black–found places around the tables

Collective effervescence, couldn’t we use it to describe the electric feeling of all sorts of communal experiences?

The two denominations have “turned corners” in different directions. We can only hope that their divergence will not return them to their old estrangement.