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It was an evening of celebrating excellence in Christian education and recognizing teachers who go beyond teaching to nurture character and a community of care for others.

Pieter VanderLeek, a member of Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley, B.C., loves to walk.

While most Coffee Break Bible studies close up shop for the summer, the programs at Elmhurst (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church continues on

Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to life in July as a theology-packed tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.

I spent a good part of my week at synod, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church. I was gratified with the respectful, civil, and orderly conduct of the delegates’ deliberations on difficult issues

Bruce Feiler is an author and a regular columnist for The New York Times. But his family was falling apart.

Dory, the lovable amnesiac blue tang from Finding Nemo, gets her own origin story in Finding Dory.

In 14 personal essays that are neither simply devotional nor an attempt to provide a thorough study of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit,

Isabel Allende once again offers her readers a feast of fine characters and strong narrative in her latest novel, The Japanese Lover.

My wife and I have been in many, many study groups in different locations over the last 45 years, and this structure is by far the best.

More than three years after the murder of Tim Bosma and after months of court testimony, a jury in Hamilton, Ont., found Dellen Millard and Mark Smich guilty of first-degree murder.

Long before Synod 2016, first-time delegates began their journey.

Synod 2016, the general assembly of the CRC, decided not to add to its list of recommended causes Harvest USA, a Pennsylvania-based ministry focused on people with same-sex attraction.

Synod 2016 instructed the denominational staff of the Christian Reformed Church to look into the feasibility of developing new curriculum for churches to use.

Synod 2016 advised Christian Reformed churches and classes (regional groups of churches) to invite, as much as possible, the presence and involvement of same-sex attracted members when dealing with matters that affect the lives and discipleship of same-sex attracted members within the church.

The day after declaring that officebearers in the Christian Reformed Church may not participate in same-sex weddings, Synod 2016 appointed a study committee to study human sexuality.

Synod 2016 rejected the Doctrine of Discovery as heresy in response to a study report on the topic.

After a long and sometimes electric debate, Synod 2016, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, proposed that the Belhar Confession be categorized as a contemporary testimony.

Over the past several decades I have written much and spoken to many audiences about the importance of cultivating Christian civility.