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As she does in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout offers once again a collection of linked stories.

Shortly after World War II, a young man and a young woman notice each other at a missionary society dance in London.

A young boy who lives in the city with his grandmother has seen much, including people, buildings, subway cars, and more.

It wasn’t a quiet week in Palos Heights, Ill., when Synod 2017 convened at Trinity Christian College.

Sometimes just one college class can change a life’s direction.

The girl sitting at the front of the bus had gotten sick all over the sidewalk just before boarding.

When Christian Reformed Church chaplains gathered for their annual conference, they celebrated their 75th anniversary by honoring 12 “pioneers of the past.” 

Dordt College, in Sioux Center, Iowa, recently received a $1.2 million STEM

On May 19-21, TtoKamSa Mission Christian Reformed Church celebrated its 13th anniversary with a mission fair,

Maudie is based on the real life story of Maud Lewis, a Nova Scotian folk artist. 

In Every Job a Parable, author John Van Sloten encourages readers to see their jobs with new eyes.

For those familiar with his art, David Bazan has practically become synonymous with the word “doubt.”

Eli loves people. He loves them so much that he hugs strangers and considers them friends. 

Lord Cat lives on Hunger Mountain, but he has never known deprivation of any kind.

Cornelius Pool, in his capacity as president of Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, gave a final address to synod, urging delegates to keep pressing on.

In a calm and factual manner, using packed PowerPoint slides, Patrick Jok of the Sudanese Reformed Church presented both the hope and the horror of South Sudan 

Synod 2017 discussed declining church membership and responded with a few directives. 

Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), briefly looked at the question of funding for divinity students.

After long and careful consideration, Synod 2017 adopted the Belhar Confession as a non-binding, footnoted contemporary testimony.

When Amy Vander Vliet and Paul De Weerd came to synod in 2010, they and five others were featured on the cover of The Banner.

A new director. A new agency. A new—and surprising—name

Only a week after returning from the mission field in Haiti, Rev. Zachary King is preparing to direct the Christian Reformed Church’s new mission agency,

It began with a missed email.