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The evangelism committee at Ocean View Christian Reformed Church in Norfolk, Va., wanted to put funds earmarked for outreach to good use.

About 14 people gather regularly at a restaurant in Sarnia, Ont., for a Saturday morning breakfast.

During the autumn of 2017, many hearts were heavy as the news of hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma was broadcast around the world.

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

Ninety years after it was first published, a computer-animated, feature-length film has been released based on the classic children’s book The Story of Ferdinand.

We asked Phil Christman, who teaches English at the University of Michigan and attends St. Clare's Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor, Mich., to offer the top five essays he enjoyed most in 2017.

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

In the summer of 1959, 12-year-old Cammie, nicknamed Cannonball, lives above the Hancock County Prison with her father, the warden.

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

Pastor Jae Duk (Jason) Lee is the pastor of Mercy Presbyterian Church, a Christian Reformed congregation in Gardena, Calif.

Hal Bode had a love for people, especially those who were burdened by the difficulties of life. He devoted his time, energy, wisdom, and knowledge...

In December 2012, Tain Gregory was in his third grade class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., when a 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 children and six adults,...

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

Every December, just west of Edmonton in the town of Stony Plain, Alta., the wooden platform in the sanctuary of Hope Christian Reformed Church becomes the stage for some of the finest in country music.

Christmas is a time usually spent with friends and family. But for those who are separated from loved ones, the holidays can be a source of sadness rather than joy.

By way of a life story so unimaginably full of war and horror, Ny Ly, once a young Buddhist monk in Cambodia, came to believe in the God of the Bible, a God he knows loves him.

A minister of the Word is to feed the flock, not feed on it.

Last Sunday morning my wife expressed some displeasure with me, and I responded defensively.

People who follow Christ are less than 1 percent of the Fulani population. So what it means to follow Christ, what it means to worship together, what it means to plant a church—these are uncharted in Fulani culture.

Speaking truth to power—and to each other.

Never get in a swordfight with a sword swallower.