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Have you ever driven yourself to your destination with no memory of the drive? Or perhaps you’ve discovered yourself lost in a daydream when you intended to be in prayer? Mindfulness can help you focus on the now.

Discipleship is about learning to love, follow, obey, and become more and more like Jesus.

A journalist and humanitarian takes readers around the world to learn the crucial skill of empathy from the world’s bravest souls.

A Caldecott Honor book celebrates family, community, and the unifying power of music.

An Austrian farmer faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

A podcast produced by a diverse CRC church offers an ongoing conversation about anti-racism.

At the Presidents Conference of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities abuse survivor and activist Rachael Denhollander brought her advocacy to educators.

New housing at 501 Eastern Ave. in Grand Rapids, Mich., officially opened last month featuring 17 apartments set aside for under-housed young people. Members of Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church played a key role in the project’s completion.

First Christian Reformed Church in Denver, Colo., has up to 100 volunteers, including transportation coordinator Ed Schans, participate in hosting families experiencing homelessness.

By one account, thunder peeled in loud claps—then rain showers—but as soon as it appeared it peacefully went away, a rainbow appeared overhead, and this feeling of calm came over Carl.

“Is this not what the church is all about—helping those in need?”

“But even in the midst of this newness, preaching to a screen, listening to the Word proclaimed via video, Lord, we know that the Holy Spirit is transcending it all.”

Two veteran Canadian writers share wisdom on the Christian writing life and business.

An engrossing biopic of the falsely accused security guard who found the bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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A self-described movie nerd picks five wildly divergent movies to watch for Black History Month.

Jesus held his threefold office in perfect balance. We do not. In fact, we are prone to emphasize one of the offices at the expense of the other two. Each of us is lopsided. What’s worse, our lopsidedness does more than hinder our personal growth. It also causes us to discount other believers who do not share the same lopsidedness.

Best picture nominee shows carnage and bravery of WWI.

Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.

An entertaining podcast that takes the listener behind the curtain of advertising.

A Christian Reformed congregation in rural western Michigan is making a difference in the lives of orphans and widows in Nigeria through personal connections.

For Resurrection Church, an emerging congregation of the Christian Reformed Church in Boston, Mass., connecting to the neighborhood means participating in what community organizations are already doing.

As our society dives deeper into a digital world, the church has an opportunity to directly address what is unseen.