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In December 2012, Tain Gregory was in his third grade class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., when a 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 children and six adults,...

We asked our reviewers to offer the top five titles they enjoyed most in 2017 in a number of categories.

Every December, just west of Edmonton in the town of Stony Plain, Alta., the wooden platform in the sanctuary of Hope Christian Reformed Church becomes the stage for some of the finest in country music.

Christmas is a time usually spent with friends and family. But for those who are separated from loved ones, the holidays can be a source of sadness rather than joy.

By way of a life story so unimaginably full of war and horror, Ny Ly, once a young Buddhist monk in Cambodia, came to believe in the God of the Bible, a God he knows loves him.

A minister of the Word is to feed the flock, not feed on it.

Hace 10 años atrás, un artista dibujó una caricatura de mis dos hijas mayores.

Last Sunday morning my wife expressed some displeasure with me, and I responded defensively.

People who follow Christ are less than 1 percent of the Fulani population. So what it means to follow Christ, what it means to worship together, what it means to plant a church—these are uncharted in Fulani culture.

Never get in a swordfight with a sword swallower.

Kelley Nikondeha experienced the “sacrament of belonging” early in her life when she was adopted by her parents.

An oak tree named Red, the narrator of this juvenile novel, has been watching the world go by for more than two centuries.

It’s strange that the traditional forms for baptism used in the Christian Reformed Church never mention the baptism of Jesus.

These news stories, features and columns from 2017 made the top 10 in reader engagement.

The American Psychological Association’s newest “Stress in America” survey of 3,440 adults shows the public’s overall stress level remains the same as last year’s.

For more than 20 years, the folks of Lacombe, Alta., have been welcomed to a free community dinner on Christmas Day.

Rev. Colonel Herm Keizer died unexpectedly on December 22 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

This beautifully filmed documentary portrays a modern-day prophet: poet, essayist, novelist, farmer, and conservationist Wendell Berry.

The latest album from Manchester Orchestra is loosely written as a concept album about a mining town.

Elichi and Kazuto* share more than friendship. They are on a journey together to learn about Jesus.

Night after night, I listened
to my father's voice as it crept
up the stairs to my cold bedroom...