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A group of celebrated female authors, artists, and songwriters collaborate on an album-length response to God’s faithfulness to women throughout Scripture and in their own lives.

Our society’s growing understanding of the significance of community seems to resonate with Scripture and God’s desire for God’s world.

I found that when students spoke about Christianity with people of other belief systems, they often reduced their faith to actions.

In the first Korean drama to hit No. 1 on Netflix, hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.

Jesus ascended to heaven. End of story. But then how do we explain the many Christians, in nearly every century since, who claimed to have seen, heard, met, and touched Jesus in the flesh?

This picture book about The Green Book tells the story of the man behind it and how this travel guide opened the road for a safer, more equitable America.

I want this article to focus on the positive, since focusing on the positive can improve a person’s perspective.

The Faith Communities Today survey found that half of America’s congregations had 65 or fewer people in attendance on any given weekend, a drop from a median attendance level of 137 people in 2000.

In Sioux County, Iowa, a community group of librarians sponsored a panel discussion on vaccinations. They invited a pastor and two professors to participate.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates anticipates returning to in-person, cross border meetings in 2022, necessitating a discussion about how to mitigate potential transmission of the still-circulating coronavirus.

Using funds from its reserves, Resonate Global Mission has established a designated fund to cover costs and support for victims related to allegations of abuse.

A budget deficit of $1.5 million to fund Christian Reformed shared ministry required the denomination’s governance board to review planned strategies to overcome it.

A committee tasked with making design changes to the upcoming synod got a green-light for most of its proposals but is urged to keep technology to a minimum.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates’ October meeting included planning for upcoming synods, setting policies for in-person meetings, dealing with revenue shortfalls, and more.

Around the world, people in different cultures are reimagining church in different ways.

Issues of same-sex marriage and church discipline generated passionate discussion in the CRC's Council of Delegates over the normally routine choice of the host church of Synod 2023.

Accepting two of its Vision 2020 team’s recommendations, the Reformed Church in America’s General Synod voted to establish a restructuring team and to ensure departing churches can leave with their assets.

The much anticipated full-length debut record of the sibling trio Cain spells joy and celebration.

A picture book about immigration, Watch Me is based on the author's father's own story.

Seeking a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town and is surprised by what—and who—she finds.

Your guide to the history and development of Canadian ministry in the Christian Reformed Church.

A man of deep faith, intensity, and passion, Martin Geleynse dedicated his life to testifying to the love and faithfulness of God. He died Oct. 1 in Clinton, Ont.