It began with nothing in particular. A man settled into his favorite chair one evening, tired from a long day, and reached for his phone the way he always did.

As an Indigenous man, I received my traditional name later in life, because of the disconnect from my own people due to being part of the “Sixties Scoop” generation

Apparently, in back-to-back Sunday sermons, I had left the authors of those two emails with the exact opposite impression.

My church was one of the Christian Reformed churches that stopped offering a formal catechism class for young people. It’s been at least 25 years.

Members of the same churches are judging each other’s characters based on their disagreements. Sometimes they refuse to talk to one another while singing songs of unity.

As a denomination, we’re on the slope of a decades-long demographic decline. But we must not lose sight of who is in our corner.

I believe evangelism is one of the most important areas we need to grow as we think about God’s desired future for our denomination and for our local churches.

Why do so many capable members take a pass when they are invited to let their names stand to serve? And more importantly, what can we do about it?

He remembered exactly who he had been—and exactly what it cost.

In the actual journey of faith, even the most devout believers will experience confusion and struggle.

Liturgy was not a barrier to hospitality. Rather, it was an embodiment of it.

John could have emphasized glory or transcendence. Instead, he shows us Jesus is present through embodied actions

As a product of the south suburbs of Chicago, for the better part of the past four decades I’ve been a Chicago Bears fan.

We’ve drifted from attending church and listening to our local pastor to following pseudo-celebrity speakers on social media platforms.

The Sacred Assembly still calls the church to embody justice, to walk alongside Indigenous communities, and uphold the dignity and life of all people.

Artificial intelligence is pervasive in our daily lives, in ways that we are not even aware of.

One of the most scenic pictures of holy love in the gospels takes place after the resurrection not in a crowded city or amid a dramatic miracle, but on a quiet shoreline.

I made my way through the metro station in a huff, annoyed about this latest instance of friction.

All people of all ages are sinners and called to repent. Everyone needs Jesus.

Being people of integrity can be hard. The apostle Paul calls this virtue painful.

Violence—especially when carried out under the authority of the state—demands moral scrutiny.

Revelation 19 offers one of Scripture’s most striking political images.

As we walk with Psalm 23 through the valley of the shadow of death—the valley of Lent—we find its words are a rod to guide and a staff to comfort.