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Albert Hamstra, former Asia regional director and director of special projects for World Missions in the Christian Reformed Church, died July 13.

Kevin DeYoung provides a pastorally sensitive introduction to the complementarian understanding of what the Bible teaches about the roles of men and women.

Now streaming, a 2020 Indie film tells the story of a white woman who becomes an Ethiopian refugee.

Written by a CRC pastor, this historical memoir will give insight and courage to anyone interested in justice for all regardless of race in our current politically polarized time.

The New Testament makes this point as well when it compares the road that leads to eternal life as narrow and the one that leads to destruction as broad.

Vea lo que Dios está haciendo y puede hacer.

Centered around dialogue, this type of learning builds on the relational way God has designed our brains.

In this poignant, perceptive, witty novel, Gary D. Schmidt brings authenticity and emotion, weaving in themes of grief, loss, redemption, achievement, and love.

A reflective live worship album invites listeners to remember God’s character.

This dual perspective—love for a country and the thought that I would never fit in—has served me well.

A pesar de que aquel informe de 2013 los nombró, me pregunto hasta qué punto se han reconocido abiertamente estos temores y se han afrontado de forma transparente por los líderes de la ICR.

Writer and spiritual director Charlotte Donlon reframes loneliness and offers us a language for the disquiet within.

A broken survival expert and an orphan run from a fire and a pair of assassins.

Attuned to the power of the written word, seasoned teachers contemplate sacred themes, exploring passages from books they love in light of passages from Scripture.

Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Albuquerque, N.M., had seven members die this past year. The remaining small congregation celebrated those lives all at once Aug. 8.

The ministry of Disability Concerns, a partnership of the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America, featured speakers with a focus on inclusion in its 2021 training.

A formal request to the Christian Reformed Church’s broadest assembly said the process to appeal decisions “is not appellant friendly and is church leader protective when allegations are raised concerning abuse.”

I remember thinking, in the crowded sanctuary, lit purple and red with sweeping lights, “I am not this kind of Christian.”

Jesus tells us to proclaim that “the kingdom of God has come near,” but what does that really mean?

The COVID-19 pandemic made many families’ financial situations even more stressful. Many parents lost jobs and could not afford tuition or the resources for at-home learning.

From a bestselling and award-winning husband-and-wife team comes an innovative, beautifully illustrated novel for 8- to 12-year-olds that delivers a front-row seat to the groundbreaking moments in history that led to African Americans earning the right to vote.

A former soldier and head of the West Point history department challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of the USA's oldest wounds have never healed.

UK Indie folk group Orphan No More offers a soulful blend of lament and praise.