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It was an 80-degree Saturday in the beginning of May—unseasonably warm for Wisconsin—and I was stuck at work.

What good is navel gazing, beyond determining whether we have an “innie” or an “outie”?

Christian Reformed missions staff in Honduras are safe but had their travel restricted in late September by the denomination’s Cris

After years of short-term service trips, members of Bethany Christian Reformed Church in Fenwick, Ontario, decided it was time to do long

While some denominational groups have endorsed a Democratic bill to expand Medicare to cover all U.S.

Sept. 30, 1914 – July 8, 2009

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Braden Cok, who can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 74 seconds and excels at soccer, volleyball, and math, achieved a perfect score in a Ca

Worshipers in Surrey, British Columbia, had a chance to meet John Calvin “up close and personal” during July.

North Hills Christian Reformed Church in Troy, Mich., recently hosted their second annual Car Lovers’ Day.

More than 500 GEMS Girls’ Club counselors gathered at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, for the 40th annual GEMS le

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“How many of you have planted a tree?” asked camp leader Ron Oostra.

Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Princeton, Minn., replaced its vacation Bible school with a summer art camp five years ago.

A service project was turned upside-down this summer when the youths were in charge, issuing instructions to the adults of Lee Street Chr

For more than 40 years, fathers and sons from Second Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center, Mich., have bonded over bait and fishing

None of the 13 young people from Heritage Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center, Mich., knew where they were headed when they left fo

For 17 consecutive years, young people from Third Christian Reformed Church in Denver, Colo., have been traveling to Mexico to help in mi

More than 250 teens gathered in Evart, Mich., in April for “Where U At?”— an urban youth conference sponsored by Youth

The poor economy did not stop an all-time high number of teens from flocking to the 2009 All-Ontario Youth Convention.

Teens from Korean Christian Reformed churches in southern California and Nevada gathered this summer for Camp Kainos 2009, held at Big Be

“Relevant.” “Put together well.” “Challenging.” Those were some of the ways teens described the 2009

Dec. 18, 1921 – Aug. 2, 2009