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Mary and Mel Elgersma, members of Oostburg Christian Reformed Church in Sheboygan, Wisc., care for aviaries inside of local nursing homes, keeping the birds healthy and cheering the residents.

Christian high schools in Grand Rapids, Byron Center, and Wyoming, Mich., took the state titles in three different divisions in boys soccer Nov. 6.

Activist and abuse survivor Rachael Denhollander will receive the prize and deliver a lecture at a Dec. 15 event hosted by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Sharing food, in increasingly creative ways, is a common faith practice.

A weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions women can make to become healthier. 

Season 2 continues the saga of small-time American football coach Ted Lasso, who was hired to coach a professional soccer club in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.

Based on the 1872 Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter” by English poet Christina Rossetti, this stunning, wintry picture book is from acclaimed author-illustrator Tomie dePaola.

Seminary professor Jeffrey Weima has written a user-friendly book that examines and helps explain the seven sermons the apostle John recorded in Revelation.

The Side B Podcast is a story-driven, conversational podcast that helps listeners understand why people dismiss or believe in God and Christianity. From the C.S. Lewis Institute.

Christian music favorite Phil Wickham delivers a tender and triumphant eighth album.

The tree branches are bare, and the flowers in the garden are gone. But did you know that many plants need this time of cold winter weather to grow and bloom?

I wonder if to forgive and forget, to keep the peace, or to put up with wrongdoing are really what Jesus had in mind when he talked about forgiveness.

It was the custom in the Gereformeerde churches that six weeks before Good Friday, ministers would preach about the passages dealing with Jesus’ suffering.

I think sometimes we are so afraid of being defined by our grief or by our suffering that we try to avoid its presence in our lives.

Stepping in to host the province-wide tournament just six weeks ahead of its convening, Smithville (Ont.) Christian High School also earned the gold medal—undefeated in all their tournament matches.

The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments this week in a case that some predict could change the course of abortion law in the United States. Reporter Adelle M. Banks reviewed religious news reporting from the 1960s and ’70s, ahead of the Roe v. Wade case that put the law where it is now.

An empowering picture book co-written by Sofia Sanchez, an 11-year-old with Down Syndrome.

A young American’s vacation in Greece turns into a nightmare. Starring John David Washington.

The story of one Vietnamese family's search for a new home on the other side of the world and the long-lasting and powerful impact it makes on the littlest member of the family.

Hearts Exchanged is a reconciliation program designed to equip Reformed Christians to engage with Indigenous people as neighbors and fellow image bearers.

Illustrated in the bold, bright colors of South Africa, A Plan for the People captures the spirit of Nelson Mandela, a leader beloved around the world.

YouTube sensation Anne Wilson rockets up the charts with “My Jesus.”