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Herm Keizer, a courteous and courageous man of deep faith and integrity, has been described as the most well-known and decorated military chaplain in the history of the Christian Reformed denomination.

Jan Friend was a man of deep compassion and empathy who served God and his country for 30 years as a U.S. Army chaplain.

It’s 1971 and all is not well at The Washington Post. Publisher Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep) wonders if she should allow the family-owned paper to go public.

When a massive snowstorm shuts down Brooklyn for several days, the lives of three people intersect in life-altering ways.

Hurricane survivors have needs beyond their physical requirements for food, water, and shelter. Rev. Allen Schipper of Grand Rapids, Mich., knows this first-hand.

Author Maja Lunde weaves together the stories of three families who live in different places and historical periods, their narratives linked by an unlikely source: bees.

Soul of a Woman, the final album from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, reflects on the joys, pains, challenges, and triumphs of her life before she passed away from cancer...

Our deacons are promoting electronic funds transfer (EFT) as a giving option for our church.

When I was a 10-year-old, Psalm 90 was my favorite psalm. I knew it as the hymn “O God, Our Help in Ages Past.”

The Hebrew title for the book of Psalms is Tehillim, which means “songs of praise.” Psalm 150 says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lᴏʀᴅ.”

Once a month on a Tuesday night at Good News Church, a Christian Reformed congregation in London, Ont., more than 250 meals are prepared.

Christopher Meehan’s book Growing Pains: How Racial Struggles Changed a Church and School documents the impact of a group of African-American parents from Lawndale CRC...

As the Nazis continued to conquer Europe in 1940, it became obvious that England was the next target.

Langley (B.C.) Christian School made history when they won a double banner in one sport in early December.

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.