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A Church Like Aldi

I remember when it was considered a good idea for churches to look and feel like shopping malls, a place where 1990s people felt comfortable

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“If you are strong, I am strong.”

It’s now been almost two weeks since the first presidential debate. Words like “disaster,” “debacle,” and “embarrassment” have been used to describe it. Neither candidate

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Just Keep Walking

For the past month I’ve had the opportunity to chat — or is it snap? — with my daughter Jenna as she journeys along the

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An American Moment

If you have ever spent time interacting with Indians, you are likely familiar with the Indian head bobble. Also referred to as the Indian head

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God, grant me hope

I love the serenity prayer. Throughout my years of preaching, I’ve used it in all sorts of ways: to inspire surrender (God, grant me the

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Courtesy Flag

After 279 days and 2,895 miles aboard our 27-foot boat on the Great American Loop, my wife, Jill and I returned to our normal routine

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Auf Wiedersehen

Way back in the day when the original Reformed Journal was still in print via Eerdmans Publishing Company in the 1980s, I had the thrill

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There There

There was no announcement or notification. Just some big machinery that dug up a large section of concrete in the middle of our street, a

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