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Classis meetings throughout the spring have included the disaffiliation of 16 congregations, the release of 56 ministers of the Word, and the approval of eight commissioned pastors, four ministers, and two new organized congregations.

A chaplain who brought a sense of peace and comfort to patients and fellow chaplains alike, Marj Kooy died April 17. She was 75.

We must demand accountability for those who have been notified of abuse allegations, only to rationalize, cover up, and even deny them.

Discover how ordinary moments in the school year can become occasions for making profound connections between faith and pedagogy. Written by Calvin University Professor David Smith.

Paddington and the Browns embark on an adventure to Peru to see his Aunt Lucy.

From the bestselling author of Reading While Black comes a sweet and inspiring picture book that weaves together history and faith to help families talk about how everyone—including children—can be a voice for justice.

At Calvin University, these learners aren’t an afterthought. They’re central to the university’s vision for the future.

A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.

This was a very rough day for them, for reasons I still don’t fully know. They needed guidance from someone who cared. There I was.

You make one decision for biblical reasons, but then you might run into some contradictions.

The purpose of church discipline is to restore to Christ those who are sinning.

Nate Van Denend, pastor of First Christian Reformed Church in Chatham, Ont., welcomed the online assembly of Synod 2025 as pastor of the gathering’s host church.

Championing a Honduran coffee co-op, Roy Heerema arranged to bring along more than 50 pounds to the May Council of Delegates meeting.

Jerome and Ella Mae Cupido, members of West End Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alta., are manufacturing hand-fed balers in Kenya, using “gifts of invention and craftsmanship not just for our own benefit but to benefit others.”

On a Tuesday evening in early April, an audience sat enraptured in Princeton Theological Seminary’s dining hall as, one by one, adults in their 20s walked up to a platform, took the microphone and shared a story.

The acclaimed Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir releases a joyful new worship album.

This shares the epic, tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England through the eyes of those who lived it.

Do we choose God or does God choose us? Admittedly, there are Bible passages to support both.

The delegates to Synod 2025 of the Christian Reformed Church in North America elected four pastors as officers to this year’s meeting: two who served Synod 2024 and two first-time officers.

“As we look back with gratitude to God on these 150 years, we also look ahead with purpose.”

In Owls Mate for Life, James Paauw chronicles the dramatic seven-month survival struggle of his wife, Liz, following a high-speed head-on motor vehicle crash.

My parents need more support, but my siblings don’t want to help. How can I get them to step up and honor their father and mother?