Loren Haarsma

1 month ago | thebanner.org | Dean R. Heetderks |Loren Haarsma |Brian Clark |Shiao Chong

Do you have any tips for staying connected with family members through a health crisis? There’s nothing like a crisis to expose the weaknesses in any system—and that includes family communication systems. With all the technological options available to us, you’d think we would have this down pat, yet often it’s not so easy. Families are made up of different people, each with their own preferences and varying degrees of comfort with one technology or another.

Nov 18, 2024 | thebanner.org | Loren Haarsma |Big Questions

I am an elderly Christian who occasionally finds himself in discussions about burial plans. When I share that my remains will be donated for medical research, some people react negatively. Please comment. Thank you for donating your remains. Donated bodies are essential to medical training and research. Medical students gain first-hand knowledge of the human body by studying remains. Like organ donors, you are helping to save lives with your donation.

Jun 6, 2024 | thebanner.org | Victoria Veenstra |Brian Clark |Clayton Lubbers |Loren Haarsma

Have you ever met someone for a meal and afterwards walked away feeling closer and more connected to that other person? Has a friend ever introduced you to a new food? These moments can take on particular significance when they happen in intercultural relationships. In the early 1600s, the Haudenosaunee, an Indigenous group in North America, invited Dutch settlers in their area to live together under the Two-Row Wampum Treaty.

Jun 3, 2024 | thebanner.org | Lorilee Craker |Loren Haarsma |Clayton Lubbers |Naomi Bula

The more I delved into the world of houseplants, the more I began to see life-changing spiritual metaphors all around me. I used to be the kind of person who inadvertently killed any houseplant to cross our threshold. One time I even watered an African violet without noticing it was not at all real.

Feb 5, 2024 | thebanner.org | Loren Haarsma |Big Questions

What should we say to someone who worries that science disproves Christianity? I’m a scientist and a Christian. I’ve occasionally been asked by Christians (with a little fear in their eyes), “Have you ever learned something in science that made you doubt your faith?”Many people share this concern. Studies show that people leaving the church often list science as a reason they doubt. But I have never found science to push me away from God.