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‘Faithful to God and to his calling,’ Joseph Brinks, a pastor who loved to teach and preach, died March 8.

A beloved professor of religion and theology who used his actions to speak louder than his words, Dave Holwerda died March 10, aged 89.

‘We want people to be talking about Jesus and the gospel, and Christians having the opportunity to start conversations with people who've seen ads,’ said missiologist Ed Stetzer.

In this little book, Cornelius Plantinga offers a month’s worth of prayers, with two for each day: one for the morning, looking forward, and one for the evening, looking back.

A dark comedy and satire about a megachurch pastor, his family, and their excesses.

A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for everyone in this lighthearted rhyming picture book set in Zanzibar.

I love giving advice. It’s one of my spiritual gifts, my love language, my default mode when someone has anything off-kilter in their life.

Olga lives in a small village in Moldova. Though she had grown up in a Christian home, she had lost touch with her faith when she was a teenager.

Will Smith plays Richard Williams, father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, in an Oscar-nominated film and role.

This exquisite middle-grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a creaky old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive desert storm.

The relationship between QCRC and the CRC became increasingly difficult in the last decade of founder Paul Szto’s life.

Genuine peace requires transformation of hearts and relationships.

A passionate preacher devoted to the Lord, John Hofman Jr. died March 1, just a few weeks before his 93rd birthday.

A pastor, chaplain, and teacher recognized for his extraordinary energy, Donald Wisse died Feb. 27. He was 91.

A pastor and missionary with a deep and abiding love for the Lord, Bernie Dokter died Feb. 17.

In a statement posted on its website Wednesday, the board of global megachurch, Hillsong, said it had accepted the resignation of the church’s co-founder and “committed to an independent review of our governance structure and processes.”

Jeffrey Bilbro invites readers to take a step back and gain some theological and historical perspective on the nature and very purpose of news.

Former Calvin professor spins mature novel about seeing others whole

David Zietsma, a longtime faculty member at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont., follows Robert Graham as the school’s next president, after nearly a year as its interim president.

Amanda Benckhuysen, director of the Christian Reformed Church’s Safe Church Ministry, was one of five women leaders to speak in a March 11 webinar.

The proposed binational restructuring report before synod this June perpetuates the lack of parity we feel in leadership of our ministries in Canada.

We believe the answer to this question is in understanding the cultural paradox of our faith.