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I’ve been pondering something that popped up in our church’s senior high catechism class (yeah, that catechism and it’s

In Europe, Africa, and North America, the increasing visibility of the Muslim world is challenging both Christianity and secular societie

Steve Brauning is grateful for the gift of ministry shares when he considers what the support of CRC congregations in North America has m

Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Tamrat Layne recently testified in a town hall meeting at Calvin Theological Seminary about how God chang

After decades of civil war and authoritarian rule, Cambodians are reluctant to trust anyone, especially those in positions of authority,

Imagine trying to study the Bible in a language that is not your own. It would be tricky for some and impossible for others.

Note: Because sharing the names in and location of this story would put many people at risk, we cannot give details.

Following graduation in 2012 from Calvin College, history major Ross Pursifull will head from stateside military training to possible ove

The year was 1960. It was a time of great optimism and hope across North America.

About a year ago I visited Cuba with my husband, Larry Bos Sr., and a friend named Bill Boer.

Bessie Vander Valk was 20 years old when she became convinced that God was calling her to go to Cuba to share the gospel.

The Christian Reformed Church awarded its second annual Green Grants to a church in Michigan and another in British Columbia.

In October, representatives of the Christian Reformed Church and Mennonite Church Canada held a symposium on war and peace in Winnipeg, M

When Rev. Ken Vander Wall, Christian Reformed campus pastor at William Paterson University in Paterson, N.J., visited Washington, D.C.

United States Marine Sergeant Cory Gritter, a member of Graafschap Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., was hit in both arms and

Money from the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bike tour has helped build a playground at a shelter for women and child

Kristabel Stark, a senior at Whitinsville Christian High School, was one of 12 national finalists for Wendy’s High School Heisman t

Christian Reformed churches in West Michigan will sponsor and host delegates from around the world who are participating in the Uniting G

After Pat Lavallee’s husband died, she lost her house near Williamsburg, Ontario, in a fire and was forced to live in a trailer in

With income falling short of budget projections (see Banner, January 2010), the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has been forced

On a cold early winter evening, 32 people gathered in the fellowship hall of Crestview Christian Reformed Church in Boulder, Colo.

Although they’re a long way from their home countries, two African pastors are joining together to lead a small Christian Reformed