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It’s almost Mother’s Day, and that means different things to different people.

The best novelist in the United States reminds us once again why she's also the country's best essayist in

“Trent Reedy has given me an Afghan friend,” writes children’s author Katherine Paterson in the foreword of

I have appreciated Ehrman's perspective on the New Testament—not agreed with, but appreciated.

This month, Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., sent more than 900 graduates out into the worl

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” (Prov. 22:6).

How can congregations develop practices for welcoming all baptized people to deeper participation in the Lord’s Supper?

Having read and listened to many comments regarding the Belhar over the last few y

The church should stay out of politics. Right?

Affirmative Action

The most damaging effect of affirmative action (“Is Affirmative Action Biblical?” April 20

CRC folks from across Canada, the United States, and Mexico met for three days in Los Angeles to pray.

For 14 years, men from three Colorado congregations have retreated to Moab, Utah, for fun and fellowship.

Dan Wolters spends a week living on the church roof to raise money for CRWRC.

The response to a proposed one-week prayer room at Immanuel CRC in Hudsonville, Mich., led organizers to extend it for a second week.

Last year the Food and Faith Garden at Ann Arbor (Mich.) CRC yielded more than 12,000 pounds of produce.

Distance learning allows Calvin Theological Seminary students to earn a degree while staying where they are called to ministry.

The role of the group comprised primarily of directors of the CRC’s ministry agencies has returned to the earlier model.

This deeply moving novel explo

Great Lake Swimmers has a tradition of recording folk harmonies in odd and isolated Canadian locations such as a lakeside church or an

So many books, so little time, right? We’ll help you narrow it down by highlighting a few recent titles.

The Safe Church Ministry of the Christian Reformed Church has produced an accessible, story-driven resource to help parents—and

The civil war that broke out in Libya last year had far-reaching consequences, not just for the Libyan people but for many families wh

Let’s reacquaint ourselves with the text of the confession we already have and with its dramatic early history.