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This year in particular, the tree farm I grew up on reminds me that joy and sorrow often mingle side by side, especially during the holidays.

After a succession planning workshop in October, directors of the Canada Corporation of the Christian Reformed Church in North America have decided to hire a transitional executive director to serve CRC ministry in Canada.

Headquartered in southern states, the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief  and Samaritan's Purse teams were prepared to respond to loss and destruction from Dec. 10 tornadoes.

The Global Coffee Break team is busy equipping leaders and churches to reach out to their communities in a variety of ways.

Children and their loved ones learn about the life of Saint Nicholas and discover why he became known as one of the greatest gift givers of all time.

American Idol fan-favorite Danny Gokey offers a twelve-song set of stirring anthems, songs of comfort, and healing.

Check out our reviews for the books, movies, and music to enjoy this month.

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A family who has a son with special needs has recently begun attending our church. How do we help make this transition into our church programs good for this family?

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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.