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Christians who identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) are making themselves known more and more in schools, youth groups, and faith communities.

Nine years and 16,320 volunteer hours later, the Loving Sunnyside Initiative started by members of Sunnyside (Wash.) Christian Reformed Church is celebrating the completion of its 100th home.

“No new trees will be cut for my boat” is the slogan Rev. Anthony Schweitzer,

Henry Bouma will be remembered as a man with a natural passion for boldly sharing his faith, something he passed on to his children.

On October 27, Classis Grand Rapids South (a regional group of Christian Reformed churches in Michigan) wrapped up a 30-day prayer journey with participation from nine congregations.

Last week, the doors were officially opened at the newly renovated Hambleton Hall in Simcoe, Ont.

Brent Van Staalduinen’s expertly crafted debut novel begins with a thief robbing a thrift store at gunpoint and then pocketing a little silver box from an allegedly magic cubbyhole.

During World War II, a young man from Virginia named Desmond Doss passed up a possible deferment and joined the army, in spite of being a conscientious objector.

Just when we think we’ve heard every take on Handel’s classic, along comes a new recording by Emmanuelle Haïm.

Young Sefia is in danger. She has a strange object called a book

The way society and the church lift up stories of love and marriage is beautiful . . . but it is also dangerous.

I don’t believe in original sin. In fact, I think sin is just about the most unoriginal thing in the world.

Aisha (not her real name) was just 15 years old when her parents came to her with the news that they had arranged for her to be married.

Steve Timmermans, executive director of the CRC, is inviting all of those who are involved in ministry in their local churches to consider attending Inspire 2017

Lake City (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church is celebrating its missions-focused fundraising campaign, recognizing the gifts God has provided to support six local and global missions.

As part of a pilot project in its second year, the Christian Reformed Church has placed its first chaplain on the campus of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and jumpstarted a multifaith chaplaincy ministry.

After focusing on the Paris Summit on climate change (COP21) and sending a delegation there, the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice is continuing its creation care work.

Singer-songwriter Tanya Godsey’s third album, Love Lines the Last Horizon, opens with a prayer that sets the lyrical tone for the entire album.

Owen Suskind stopped interacting with the world at the age of three.

Gina Ochsner’s second novel is a captivating, tragicomic story about family and community relationships in a contemporary Latvian town.

Children raised in Christian settings usually hear the Lord’s Prayer from an early age, internalizing its language and cadence without necessarily understanding its meaning.

Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff spoke about same-sex marriage for the first time publicly last week,