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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.

Simon Wolfert “loved life, loved people, and loved his family. He was funny and made us laugh,” said his family.

Many old-timers like me will remember when the Ten Commandments were read each Sunday in worship, usually before a confession of sin.

It’s October, and that means Halloween is coming soon.

Pastor Church Resources, formerly called Pastor-Church Relations, is expanding programs of healing and prevention for ministers, church staff, councils, and congregations.

A recent conference at Calvin Theological Seminary gave some of the seminary's new faculty members a chance to join a well-known Reformed theologian in connecting their areas of expertise to the ministry of the church.

Listeners of Michael Kiwanuka's 2012 debut album, Home Again, could be forgiven for thinking they were hearing new music from James Taylor.

“Great knowledge comes from the humblest of origins.”

One resource that worked well for us was John Timmer’s Four-Dimensional Jesus (Faith Alive Christian Resources).

From her nest in a rock crevice overlooking a majestic canyon, a baby wren sees that “the world was filled with such wonderfulness”—monarch butterflies, soft breezes, and a shimmering river.

It’s been several months since Synod 2016 made decisions about the reports from the Committee to Provide Pastoral Guidance Regarding Same-Sex Marriage.

Whoever said age is just a number may have had Jim Polet in mind.

Songs have a way of connecting people to others and to their past.

Nearly six months after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared the murder of Christians in the Middle East a “genocide,”

What if I told you that there are important Bible stories you’ve almost certainly missed?

Fifteen years ago, I said goodbye to my son. He’d only been with us for 11 months, but he was part of our family.

I don’t know what to do. My wife died three years ago. Last year a friend’s wife was widowed, and I feel drawn to her.

With the help of several partners, Calvin College is taking an interdisciplinary approach in improving the health of a watershed in the West Michigan area.

Seventeen-year-old Assétou lives in a remote village in Burkina Faso, 60 kilometers from its capital city of Ouagadougou.

Last year Sandra McCracken used the words of the Psalms to work through a difficult season in her life.