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Being stuck at home these past months because of the pandemic, I’ve found myself falling into a slower pace.

Hope Unexpected, an eight-year-old organization serving young single mothers in Byron Center, Mich., opened a second location in January. Now they’ve adapted their approach to continue supporting families.

Wilma Van Schelven, a member of Maranatha Christian Reformed Church in Belleville, Ont., said her congregation’s city-wide food drive began with the Holy Spirit’s prompting.

A letter released May 11 includes 23 Christian leaders requesting that upcoming American Coronavirus economic stimulus legislation include measures to ensure “an inclusive and fair voting process” this fall.

A pair of brothers go on a magical quest to connect with a father they never knew.

Women learn how to hear, understand, and live out their calling to leadership in the church and in the world at large.

Fiona Apple’s unusual new album will have the listener curious on the first, tenth, and hundredth listen. 

The movie won an Oscar. But why has such a story captured imaginations from East to West?

The CRCNA started as an immigrant congregation, and immigration is still part of our story today.

The buzz, the scoop, and the facts on the history and science of our cup of morning joe.

Master these four elements, master the kitchen. Based on Samin Nosrat’s best-selling book, this four-part series is the essential guide to the basic elements of good cooking.

A resilient young woman faces danger and romance in this faith-based novel set in a pre-Revolutionary War settlement.

Is it possible for two people who hold different views on an issue to sit beside each other in church and be in unity? 

Jesus’ way demanded guaranteeing the care of people rendered vulnerable by the society of the day. It demanded setting aside discrimination and offering a wholehearted welcome to diverse people.

I am in a period of huge transition in my life right now. How do I make sure I navigate my decisions and direction-setting well?

At its May meeting the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates approved a “skeleton plan” for restructuring along American and Canadian lines, as first discussed in February.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates met via teleconference May 6 and 7, hearing reports and taking action on several items.

Speaking at the CRC's Council of Delegates May meeting, Classis Red Mesa delegate Stanley Jim shared difficult stories of the effect of COVID-19 among Navajo people in New Mexico and Arizona.

A stirring picture book biography about gospel composer Charles Albert Tindley, best known for the gospel hymn, “We’ll Understand It Better By and By.”       

When a teen reports being raped, then recants her story, two female detectives follow evidence that could reveal the truth. Based on a true story.

Set during Reconstruction-era New Orleans, a powerful story of human resilience.