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Nine years after the first Canadian Catalytic Conversation—a gathering of delegates from Christian Reformed classes across Canada—Canadian CRC members were again invited to a meeting of the minds, this time on Zoom.

After 15 years of promoting the production of “content worth consuming,” Dordt University’s Prairie Grass Film Challenge mounted its final event in January 2022.

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes

A boisterous live worship EP from the diverse Thrive Worship group.

Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo, director for World Renew-Canada, is leaving to head a New York-based ministry for survivors of trafficking. Kenneth Kim will be her interim replacement.

I have tried to look at my grief rationally.

Get some of our top picks for reading, watching, and listening in February 2022.

Ida B. the Queen pays tribute to a transformational leader in civil rights.

We are so covered in mud that we can’t even do something righteous without soiling it.

Polarization seems to have pervaded every corner of our families, churches, and society.

Across the globe, Open Doors found that there has been a 24% increase in Christians killed because of their faith.

After four years of fun snow builds, a family from Faith Christian Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa, used their 2022 creation to raise money for Living Water Wells.

Xay Xue Yang,  founding pastor of the Hmong Christian Reformed Church in Sheboygan, Wisc., died Dec. 15, 2021.

A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence.

Three pastors and friends converse about church, culture, and life off the pulpit.

Evan and Mae run off to avoid a shotgun wedding, a decision that initiates decades of marital adventures and misadventures.

야망은 현재를 보는 시각을 흐리게 하고 하나님께서 매일 베푸시는 축복을 간과하게 합니다.

Beyond helping young people to build healthy relationships, the program also helps them recognize behaviors that are unacceptable.

Como cristianos, somos llamados a utilizar todas las cosas para la gloria de Dios. Eso incluye nuestra tecnología.

Book pulls back the curtain on what is happening in Christian bedrooms and exposes the problematic evangelical teachings that wreck sex for so many couples.

Village Lights is a multicultural worship collective formed by Sarah Kroger, Ike Ndolo, and Ricky Vazquez.

Pastor and chaplain, George Van Arragon was a man who made people feel welcomed, accepted, and encouraged. He died Dec. 27.