5+ day, 58+ min 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....

6+ day, 41+ min ago   (302+ 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (503+ 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…...

2+ week, 38+ min ago   (216+ words) Editor’s note: This essay came in second place by blind judging for the 2026 Young Adults Writing Contest on the topic of “Sustaining Faith.” Has there been a time in your life when your faith was tested, when your heart was…...

2+ week, 38+ min ago   (130+ words) The annual denominational survey asks respondents to select from 28 phrases in response to the prompt “To me, the term ‘Christian Reformed’ means ….” In 2026, 13 phrases were selected by at least 30% of respondents. Those top terms, with the ones chosen by the…...

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…...

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…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day 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…...