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A “pastor's pastor,” who displayed faithfulness and trust in God, Chris Schroeder died on January 19, six years following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

Andrew Bandstra, professor emeritus of New Testament theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, loving and dedicated family man, and committed friend, died on Feb. 8 at the age of 92.

The story of the peace initiative in Uganda and its faithful witness to peace and reconciliation, beginning in the midst of one of the world’s most savage civil wars, shows how powerful the witness of religious communities can be when they join forces in pursuit of peace. 

In our culture it is quite fashionable to acknowledge a person’s faith. We’re likely to praise the strong faith that enables people to courageously cope with major challenges. This is true even in primarily secular settings.

What do you consider to be the most humorous passage in Scripture?
Thanks for asking! I'm always grateful for those who find humor important for our health and welfare, including biblical humor. There's a lot of it. But my favorite?

Elizabeth Hay’s memoir candidly and poignantly expresses the difficulties she faced as she cared for her aging parents.

Let Chopin and Andsnes take you on a gripping musical ride.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church decided at its recent meeting to raise the salary scale of Canadian denominational employees. 

Luke Powery’s brief, compelling devotional combines spirituals with the 40-day Lenten journey.

Transit is a timely film that addresses many of the current complexities and confusion around our global refugee crisis.

Congregations may look like organizations in which market-based strategies apply, but these strategies are never going to capture the full range of what they do or how they can best be supported.

The Centre for Public Dialogue, a Canadian ministry of the CRC that focuses on dialogue with the Canadian government, had its 2019 work plan approved at the recent meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates. 

Discussion of Indigenous ministries in the U.S. and Canada came up in several conversations and reports at the recent meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marge Kool, mother of six and grandmother of 19, says she’s more like a MOPS great-grandma than a “MOPS mom.” She’s a mentor for the Mothers of Preschoolers group at Covenant Hope Church in Battle Creek, Mich.

The United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States, concluded its special session Tuesday, passing one of three proposals for the church to move forward together despite deep divides over the inclusion of LGBTQ members.

World Renew has been serving and walking with communities in Tanzania for over 25 years. Partnering with the local church, the African Inland Church Tanzania, World Renew seeks to see God glorified, churches strengthened, and people moved out of poverty.

Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun have teamed up to argue that theology needs to get back to basics

Margaret Bradley’s world is shattered when her son Andrew, a pilot, dies while flying a Canadian peacekeeping mission in Kurt Palka’s wise novel.

Morse and his band ended up creating another two-disc concept album, The Great Adventure, based on the next part of Pilgrim’s Progress.

세상속에서 기독교인의 참여를 인도해 줄 수 있는 믿음의 리더들이 필요합니다. 

기독교인에 대한  세상 사람들의 기본 인식을 비판적이고 부정적이라는 데에서 생명을 창조하고 사랑한다는 인식으로 바꿀 수 있을까요? 저는 예방지향적인 사람과 촉진지향적인 사람 중에서 선택한다면, 어떤 사람과 어울릴 것인지 이미 결정했습니다.

My Spotify playlists are organized by the seasons of the church calendar. There’s Lent, Advent, Epiphany, and Pentecost. My playlist “Common Time” happens to be almost exclusively made up of female artists.

Can we change the world’s perception of Christians as primarily judgmental and negative into one of Christians as primarily life-affirming and loving? Given a choice between a prevention oriented person and a promotion oriented one, I know who I would rather hang out with.