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The Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice (OSJ) is calling on church members

The service begins in silence. The casket with the body inside is carried to the front of the sanctuary,

Since doing justice involves systemic issues, it often enters the sphere of political laws and policies.

Quick question: what do a skunk’s stripes, a sheep’s wool, a walrus’s whiskers, and a porcupine’s quills all have in common?

While I appreciate the desire to include everyone, sometimes our services suffer because of inexperienced or unskilled musicians.

Many people have heard about the need for foster parents. But probably fewer have thought much about the needs of foster parents.

Calvin Seminary kicked off its academic year with a convocation address that highlighted the past while also encouraging new and returning students...

Richard Britton will always remember the prayers he heard during church services and before training events in Sierra Leone.

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has put together a wide-ranging resource on Creation Care that comes in six parts:

In the era of digital media, pop culture and its history is more cataloged than it has ever been.

Exit West is a love story set in a not-too-distant future that is recognizable as a projection of our present unsettling times.

Are you or is someone you love in pain from the loss of a pregnancy?

Glenys Nellist’s picture book is based on the structure and cadence of Dr. Clement C. Moore’s famous poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,”...

This month and next our Canadian and U.S. congregations celebrate Thanksgiving.

The congregation of Bethany Christian Reformed Church in Gallup, N.M., is ready to harness energy for their church building from a strong New Mexico resource—the sun.

Most Christian Reformed churches are long-term, quiet, close-knit communities of believers worshiping God, fulfilling their baptismal vows, serving each other, and sharing the gospel with their neighbors.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church held its first meeting October 11-13, 2017, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The newly constituted Council of Delegates adopted a statement about recent tragic events, including hurricanes, mass shootings, earthquakes, wildfires, and refugee crises.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church decided that the denomination will hold an Inspire event every two years, starting in 2019.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church discussed the evolving relationship between the CRC and the Reformed Church in America (RCA),...

In the final weeks of my mom’s life, she made me a promise.

Thank you for publishing “The Emotional Lives of Men”.

We do not have many children in our church. Our volunteers are wondering if it is worth their time and the church’s resources to have a Sunday school class with only one or two children.