The Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) in Toronto is a graduate school started by, funded by, and for folks in the Reformed Christian

In recent years I’ve seen several literature-to-film adaptations I enjoyed and could recommend, even as a lover of literature.

Creation is full of sounds.

John Ortberg told this one when he spoke at Calvin College's 2009 January Series:

A clear soprano voice drifts down the narrow street into the gourmet sweet shop where I'm browsing among nut clusters, dark fudge, and fa

Money

Q My income just went down.

It's 6:30 a.m.—another school day in our household.

Embryo Adoption

There is much good in this article. The article also raises a few issues.

Some time ago I asked my oldest son a question that was very hard to ask.

Recently my family sifted through objects from the past and the memories they inspired while cleaning out a sway-backed old horse barn

The ethical position of the Christian Reformed Church on homosexuality was reaffirmed by the denomination's synod (annual leadership meet

The morning after Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in 1968, third-grade teacher Jane Elliott changed her lesson plan.

Derek and his sister, Lauren, strolled into All-Mart in search of the perfect Valentine’s cards for their classmates.

"I am a beautiful, much-loved child of God.” How difficult it really is to say those words.

I’m 25 and I’m not married. I’m fine with that.

Calling/Mission

Q I’m an adult who is frustrated at not finding my life calling des

John Calvin

What a wonderful, informative essay was the story on John Calvin (“John Calvin, We Hardly Knew Ye,” Janu

When my three-year-old daughter asked who made the moon, my answer was simple and suited her fine: God did.

The first Wednesday in Lent never fails to catch me by surprise.

It’s a harsh fact of life that when the economy tanks, many people get pitched out of work through no fault of their own.

“My dear, let us hope that it isn’t true!

My daughter and her husband took their four kids to see the Vermont Lake Monsters play baseball.

This year—July 10, 2009, to be exact—marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth.