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I’ve been reflecting on how North Americans have individually and communally been struggling to understand the problem of trauma.

I know Sunday mornings are not the peaceful, relaxed times that so many of your friends enjoy.

From north to south and east to west the people in power in Canada and the U.S. historically have failed to see others in the image of God.

Two cops confront a pair of baffling cold cases in back-to-back seasons of the acclaimed British crime series Unforgotten.

Learn how a strong support network and meaningful connections are crucial not only to your long-term success, but to your peace of mind.

The adventures and misadventures God used to shape one of the most influential women in modern church history.

CRC congregations in British Columbia use resources of the CRC to continue on paths of reconciliation with Indigenous communities this summer.

Canadian board members speak to questions about a change of vision—there is none, they say—and moving ahead with structural changes proposed in the Structure and Leadership Taskforce report from May.

It was 3:23 p.m. on a Friday in May when the phone rang. I paused before answering.

In the wake of multiple announcements of discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential schools for Indigenous children, waves of agony have crashed across the country.

A daily podcast guide to the world’s wonderful places off the beaten path.

A child-friendly introduction to mindfulness.

Sarah Reeves’ fourth album boasts some of the most vulnerable writing of her career, set against a backdrop of colorful, propulsive pop.

A poem for these troubled times.

I never experienced the God of rest until my junior year of college. I was sitting alongside the sandy shores of Lake Michigan and trying to not have an anxiety attack.

I remembered learning that if someone isn't speaking your love language, they can love you, but you won’t feel it.

An estimated 150,000 children went through the residential school system, most of them traumatized and abused.

The sexual revolution that started in the 1960s is now as pervasive and inescapable as the popup ads on our computer screens. Almost no home or family or person has been unaffected by it.

Torn between God's call to love her enemy and her country's command to be willing to kill, Diana chose to wage peace in a place of war.

In this Oscar-nominated short film, Yusuf and his daughter set out to buy his wife an anniversary gift, a gesture demanding much patience and negotiation skills in the West Bank.

Just over 140 Christian Reformed churches, 530 congregations overall, have contributed to an ongoing study about how worship practices of U.S. churches were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A farmers market, running twice a month on the grounds of New Era (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, provides a community-connecting place for live music, children’s activities, and even a vaccination clinic.

At its General Conference on July 9, the African Methodist Episcopal Church resolved to appoint a committee of 40 members to make recommendations to the denomination about matters of human sexuality, including how they relate to people who are LGBTQ.