With a celebration of immigrant congregations from over a dozen nationalities now worshiping under the Christian Reformed umbrella, churches in the Greater Los Angeles area marked the legacy of the CRC’s oldest institution, Calvin Theological Seminary.
As an Indigenous man, I received my traditional name later in life, because of the disconnect from my own people due to being part of the “Sixties Scoop” generation
CONTEXT 2: When authente, etal is referring to impartial objects, such as planets influence for zodiac predictions in astrological texts, it is about power dynamics which adds to the confusion around this word family.
This article first appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The Banner. It is also published here so CRC members can comment on it. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________