Filled with setbacks, surprises, and stunning views, this warm and humorous story highlights the bonding power of a shared experience between a father and his daughter hiking in the mountains of St. Lucia.
Columns
Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Editorials, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
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How can I tell if I am emotionally healthy?
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In wars 80 years apart, two young women living on the same Appalachian estate determine to aid soldiers dear to them and fight for justice, no matter the cost.
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Blanca returns with her third album, a blend of pop, Latin, hip-hop, and gospel music promoting God’s healing.
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When Josey wonders why people are so different, Dad helps her understand that our differences aren't a mistake. In fact, we have many differences because God is creative!
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Now that I am co-managing my own household with young kids, I wonder regularly, could my babysitter have been sincerely grateful for the atmosphere at my childhood home?
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Based on Miriam Toews' best-selling novel, All My Puny Sorrows unexpectedly infuses wry humor into this heart-wrenching story of two loving sisters: one a gifted pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other a struggling writer.
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Katy Nichole offers authenticity and a message of healing in her debut EP.
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It’s impressive when all these people actually agree on something!
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Comparing these categories is like the proverbial apples and oranges comparison.
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Some humorous reflections on my new role as a pastor’s husband.
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If God is at work in our neighborhoods, perhaps we should be too.
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A powerful imagined story about real-life civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta that reminds us that even our biggest heroes started out small.
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These stories, some of which he told in his 1967 bestselling book God’s Smuggler, only scratch the surface of Andrew’s adventurous personality and the contributions he made to the church.
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Branson Parler examines six myths surrounding sexuality and calls us to be biblically rooted and culturally self-aware so that the stories of our (sex) lives faithfully embody the gospel.
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Based on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.
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In the wake of her father’s suicide, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter and trailblazing worship artist Cheri Keaggy returns with a raw and honest album.
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See How They Run may not do itself many favors by asking for Agatha Christie comparisons, but this is still one fun whodunit.
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Neither of us knew her
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As churches reopen after the pandemic, it’s been encouraging that some of the technological steps taken to make worship or meetings more accessible are planned to continue.
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Your teeth aren’t just for chewing your food. They also help you form sounds when you speak and make your smile uniquely yours!
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A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her aunt move away from her beloved Miami apartment.
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Bank-robbing brothers in a stolen ambulance unleash mayhem in L.A.