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God has given us the gift and the power of words; how can we use them redemptively?

The world is full of things to discover. All you have to do is look and listen! Next time you’re bored, go on one of these “hunts” with your friends or family.

It’s a Sunday evening, and my friends Bart and Katie are reading the text. They’re reading from the book I am preaching through—Song of Songs—a sacred text filled with lust and longing.

As the Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala this month, a group of 34 students and leaders from Michigan and Iowa arrived for a mission trip, constructing homes and hosting a medical clinic.

A regional group of Christian Reformed churches in the Pacific Northwest gathered on June 15 to dig deeper into the doctrine of atonement with Calvin Seminary professor Ronald Feenstra.

A “recovering missionary’s daughter” reflects on the complexities of the mission field.

Incredibles 2 is a family-supportive movie that reminds viewers we are stronger when we work together.

Ever since these four days, every time I read Psalm 8, I see the Drakenstein Mountains and the faces of these African entrepreneurs.

Thirteen-year-old Salma is a bright and friendly girl who dreams of completing her studies and becoming self-reliant.

A court ruling issued this month grants Dordt College a permanent injunction against certain requirements in the Affordable Care Act mandate.

Most readers of My Utmost for His Highest have no idea of the role Biddy Chambers played in bringing it to fruition.

The animated show based on the best-selling book series will premiere its second season on June 26.

How can we know for sure that Jesus existed?

The abundant life God extends to us in Jesus Christ is much more than a personal holiness of avoiding overt sins.

Free weekly bingo games are part of Calvary Christian Reformed Church’s goal to “welcome people as often as possible, in every way possible” in Wyoming, Mich.

Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton, Ont., helped coordinate local church efforts to shower their neighbors with free items, carnival games, haircuts, and more.

Missionary, church planter and prison chaplain, Henk Smidstra, was a blessing to many people. He passed away in Langley Hospice on September 21, 2017.

Rapper and preacher Jackie Hill Perry shares part of her spiritual journey with listeners on her latest album.

Serving as an ordained pastor is one way God can use people for ministry, but there are many other types of service. Here are a few stories of men and women serving God’s kingdom through the Christian Reformed Church in a variety of ways.

CRC leaders write that as Christians, we believe that the family is a core component to God’s structuring of society.

In this picture book, two children enjoy all the things they encounter in a day the Lord has made.

Perhaps because it was a synod bathed in prayer, delegates were trying out new ways of practicing unity.