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제가 한 교회의 담임 목사였을 때, 매년 제가 가장 좋아했던 주일은 “프렌드십 주일”이었습니다. 

When I served as senior pastor in a local church, one of my favorite Sundays each year was “Friendship Sunday.”

As the women grew older, so did their children, and soon the meetings were quieter—maybe too quiet. The women felt a need for something more.

At this year’s March for Life demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., president Donald Trump became the first-ever sitting president to offer an in-person address.

A documentary about the future of free speech and the importance of conversation.

Exploring Kuyper’s “square inch” and other practical applications of his theology for today’s Christian.

She deeply regretted not saying “I love you.” It was something they always did. But she hadn’t done it that one time.

Black History Month is an invitation and an opportunity to dig deeper into U.S. and Canadian history and the accomplishments of black people in North America.

It’d be an overstatement to say it has changed my life, but it certainly has changed the focus of my life.

For the first time, stated clerks from the U.S. and Canada gathered for learning and mutual support.

Art class students incarcerated at Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility in Muskegon, Mich., tell powerful stories with their art. Teacher Marianne Tanis is exhibiting their work at First Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids.

In our polarized times, a refreshingly nonpartisan call to feed the hungry in our communities.

Netflix’s Oscar nominee for Best Picture is a sad commentary on loneliness, marriage, and divorce.

A fisherman and his son encounter a whale entangled at sea in this wordless picture book.

We, as believers in Jesus, in the church, are people who are called to action. Yet we all have unique backgrounds, and we come from a variety of ethnicities.

Pastor and historian Gerrit (Gary) Bieze died Dec. 15, after a brief struggle with cancer. He was 83.

“Rodg” Buining loved the Lord with all his heart, soul and mind. He served churches in six states. He died Nov. 26 at the age of 88.

It takes intentionality from everyone. Each leader takes responsibility for developing characteristics such as humility, good communication, respect, and trust. These variables are foundational in “wrestling through issues and supporting different opinions.”

Like Jonah, I thought I was in control, but really God let that little car swallow me up like a whale and carry me right to where I needed to be.

The lyrical weaving of an African American family’s narratives, past, and present, in this debut Christian novel.

The Two Popes ponders deep questions of faith and life.

Her story dates back more than 350 years to the Spice Islands of the Indonesian archipelago and the wars that erupted over their control.

Just as the addax was designed with special features for life in the harsh desert, we as God’s children are designed with a purpose in mind.