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Movie buff LeMarr Jackson shares his picks for the five best films of 2023

As a 6-year-old, I depended on God and his angels to help me across the ice.

Frost is a unique and beautiful aspect of creation.

“What message would you have us take of this island?” I asked. The answer: “That slavery happened, and that it must never happen again.”

Our Lord and Savior was an ordinary guy who did ordinary work for most of his life.

More than 60 Christian Reformed ministry leaders, local church leaders, and members met virtually Jan. 27 to hear and discuss stories and strategies of church planting in Canada.

A pastor to fellow pastors, who was passionate about preaching, Archie Bazuin lived to 97 years. He died Jan. 12.

A pastor, seminary professor, and leader of prison ministry, David Schuringa, had a commitment to the Christian Reformed confessions and an impact beyond the denomination. He died Sept. 14, 2023, at age 70.

Convinced that the lives of ordinary Black people deserved to be documented, Roy DeCarava celebrated beauty through his photography, a process captured in this exquisite picture book.

Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.

What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?

Si Jesús caminara hoy entre nosotros, sé que tendría una banca, o al menos un lugar de retiro.

Christian leadership requires living out a life of service throughout the week, not just on Sundays.

Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan debuts her picture book, a whimsical story about friendship, curiosity and the magic of a vibrant community.

The English Ministry podcast features people who are from the Korean and Asian American immigrant church context (especially in the PCA) and gives voice to their stories.

From naming and renaming what eventually became the Christian Reformed Church in North America to the first publication dates of denominational periodicals, quite a number of memorable events in our denomination happened in February. Here are a few:

Las Escrituras nos instan a decir la verdad con amor (Ef. 4:15). Creo que esto significa decir la verdad no sólo con buena intención, sino también de forma cariñosa, amable y gentil.

The truth is that we may say with our lips that we love the Lord and that he is our treasure, yet our hearts may be far from jim.

If you believe that people go immediately to heaven when they die, do you think it might have been a bit cruel to Lazarus for Jesus to bring him back to life?

When I mentioned to a friend that I think everyone should find a job they love, he responded that some people just need to make a living. Is this a cop-out?

Humans are both dust and reflections of the divine. Two sacred, God-given identities meant to sit side by side, each meant to inform and contextualize the other. But what happens when the balance is thrown out of whack?