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Shauna Niequist was burned out—by life, motherhood, and the demands of a bustling writing career.

The transition from a 30-member Board of Trustees to a 52-member Council of Delegates (COD) will happen earlier than planned.

Delegates of Synod 2016 declined to increase the amount of money churches are asked to remit to support the shared ministries of the Christian Reformed Church.

At its recent meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church approved integrating the role of Race Relations director with Office of Social Justice’s (OSJ) coordinator role.

When the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church met at the end of September, it was informed of the membership of the Committee to Articulate a Foundation-Laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality.

Monday morning. Fourth grade. Dreaded memory verse time.

Isaiah 66:1 tells of God giving “peace like a river.” I like that.

When Roland Vanderburg prepared to live and serve in El Salvador, he was warned not to carry two of anything—because the people there are so enterprising that they would want to buy one of them from him.

Cordarrell Sims joined two other inmates in performing the popular praise song “Agnus Dei” during worship at Celebration Fellowship inside the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Mich.

With fall ministry season in full swing, many Christian Reformed congregations are taking advantage of the newly launched CRC Digital Library to support their church's ministries.

They buffed up the paint and revved up the engines for the annual Family Classics Car Show at Orland Park (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church.

If interest rates in Canada begin to rise, how many Canadians would lose their homes? Become homeless?

Since its kickoff in April 2015, the Canadian Youth Ministry Pilot Project has been so successful that staff has been increased and the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees decided to expand it to U.S. churches.

What would totally inclusive worship look like?

Henri J.M. Nouwen was a beloved priest, writer, and theologian.

From where I live, I can see the Ohio River from my daughter’s third-floor bedroom. Tucked below the hill overlooking the river a train track runs, but I can’t see it.

Leslie Jordan and David Leonard, the duo who make up the worship band All Sons and Daughters, were looking for inspiration for a new batch of songs.

Using both Arabic and English text, a fictional Syrian girl named Rama tells the story of how her family became refugees.

“With deep sadness for recent violent events in the United States and Canada, we join others in grieving the deaths of Terence Crutcher, Colten Boushie, and many others across the world."

Five years after the death of 15-year-old Connor Vanderveen, CASA Connor will officially open next month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

In an inner-city neighborhood of Philadelphia, Joe Sandberlin can often be found fixing a neighbor’s roof free of charge or sharing the gospel at the local medical clinic.

Delegates to Synod 2016 (the Christian Reformed Church’s annual general assembly) expressed the need for new materials for Sunday school and catechism.