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Mary’s willingness to risk everything allowed all of us to gain so much more.

Online commenting is the latest and most efficient way we allow ourselves to be set up against each other.

God took the raw material of David’s brilliant and sinful humanity—our humanity—and fused it in Mary’s womb with his own divine Son to create a new humanity.

With support from a network of Christian Reformed churches in Denver, Col., Cascade of Hope Community Resource Center reaches out to build a multicultural, multigenerational body.

Indwell, a Christian charity that creates affordable housing in three Ontario cities, made good use of one of its community center kitchens in October, hosting its first-ever Soup Series on Wednesday afternoons.

Songs of praise often celebrate God taking us from our hurts; songs of lament recognize God with us in our hurts.

Philip Koning, a member of First Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alta., was one of 31 Albertans to receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers on Oct. 15.

The youth group of  Ireton (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church held a program to honor both veterans and currently serving military members, marking the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day November 11.

Powerful acting rescues a feel-good film that garners a few too many laughs from the racism it attempts to decry.

A winsome tale of a boy who misses his grandfather and meets him again in his imagination.

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In February 2017, the Christian Reformed Church in North America launched a new initiative, known as the Financial Shalom Project, to support and sustain pastors for ministry.

We always love hearing from our readers! Patricia Ramsden sent in this review of a new Christmas picture book.

Emma Thompson gives an excellent performance as Fiona Maye, a family court judge dealing with unexpected consequences from visiting the child at issue in a case over which she presides.

Church Worldwide: November 9 marked the 20th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act. Sam Brownback, U.S. ambassador for religious freedom, spoke at an event hosted by the Religious Freedom Institute and Baylor University in Washington D.C.

In Acts 17, Paul is basically called a nitwit by his new friends. Here’s what happened.

Shepherds are people who look after sheep. They provide food and water for their sheep and protect them from predators. Even without predators, sheep can get themselves into trouble. Sometimes a sheep will fall or get knocked over and get stuck on its back. Without a shepherd to help them up, they would die.

At pivotal points in our paid work we must sometimes decide whether to remain where we are or move on to a new location.

The heartfelt question was posed to me in the waning moments of an evening filled with the easy camaraderie that forms between those walking a pathway of similar joys and sorrows. 

In this emotionally charged juvenile novel, young readers will encounter the life-changing repercussions of bullying.

British worship leader Martin Smith recorded these 13 live tracks in 11 countries.

This 90-day collection of devotions, curated from the late Eugene Peterson’s library of sermons, focuses on God’s work and character as revealed in the Old Testament.

The Canadian ministry office of the Christian Reformed Church, in Burlington, Ont., welcomed guests and CRC leaders to celebrate the completion of a year-and-a-half renovation project this week.