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Former executive secretary of the Council of Christian Reformed Churches in Canada, who also served for 20 years in parish ministry, Rev. Arie Van Eek died Nov. 7. He was 91.

All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace, Calif., hosted “Made to Belong” to equip the next generation of leaders in disability ministry in Korean American churches.

One of the first steps to exploring what it means to be a Christian in your community is learning how to discover where God is already at work. Going for walks can help you make that discovery and can help you connect with people and join what God is doing.

The world’s most wanted terrorist is dead. Marcus Ryker recommended the drone strike himself. The intelligence was rock solid. But what if it was wrong?

Even our very best words fail to capture the power, beauty, and glory of the uncreated and everlasting God.

Award-winning author Eddie Chuculate brings his childhood to life with spare, unflinching prose. This book is at once a love letter to his Native American roots and an inspiring and essential message for young readers everywhere.

On the heels of the Jesus Christ the Exorcist rock opera, Neal Morse’s latest prog epic aptly entitled “The Dreamer – Joseph: Part One” tells the classic story of the Bible’s Joseph.

If God loves the world (John 3:16), why are we told not to love the world (1 John 2:15)?

Here are five ways to delve into the icy months and glean the most reward and meaning out of the season even as we look forward to spring.

From disagreements over the Christian Reformed Church's 2022 and 2023 synodical decisions on human sexuality to unsettledness over binationality, there are groups making cases for either separation or unity.

With the help of a church-funded grant, Stewards of Kleinstuck, along with volunteers from Third Christian Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Mich., planted 23 trees in a nearby preserve.

When a group of Christians from diverse backgrounds founded Unity Christian School in South Holland, Ill., they sought to ground their purpose with an educational creed all could affirm.

Disappointment turns into gratitude as his community shows Little Mole what true friendship looks like, just in time for the big feast.

Old recipes find new life through Miller’s weekly videos.

In Kobe Campbell’s debut book, she walks readers through how to heal from painful patterns tied to their past with tangible tools to start their healing journey.

Soul-inspired pop singer/songwriter, worship leader and producer Natalie Layne releases a six-song EP declaring the joy we have in our faith.

How can parents help children re-engage with the natural world that is so full of amazement, creativity and love?

A good pastor is hard to find—in art, at least, if not life.

The cold hard fact is that we are all addicted to sin and every one of us struggles for sobriety from it. Repentance offers a way to be free.

The services encourage dialogue, questions and sharing to help “people to contemplate how the words of scripture and the call of Christ actually interact with their daily life.”

Este es sólo un ejemplo de cómo cristianos bienintencionados, todos con razones válidas y respetando la autoridad de las Escrituras, pueden, de buena fe, tener diferentes interpretaciones de un mismo pasaje.

Church leaders are conducting weekly workshops to train traditional and church leadership in how to promote peace in their communities.

What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but a spiritual practice that deepens our faith?