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April 26, 1916 – July 2, 2010

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News from Fall Classis Meetings

Monroe Community Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wearing a boa constrictor or tarantula and petting an iguana or crocodile were activities kids enjoyed when critters visited Calvin Chris

Every Christmas, the Vandenberg family of Norval, Ontario, sends cards of support to political prisoners around the world.

The smell of spruce branches and the sound of Christmas music fill the fellowship hall at Woodynook Christian Reformed Church in Black

A Christmas shop where parents can buy new or gently used toys and other items helps people with low incomes provide Christmas gifts f

For Grace Christian Reformed Church in Welland, Ontario, Christmas is a time to raise money for giving, not getting.

While picking up some groceries, a retiree noticed a woman with a girl about 3 years old.

In this column we’ve reflected all year long on the confessions held by the Christian Reformed Church.

“Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la. ‘Tis the season to be __________ . .

What do CliffsNotes, Auto Mechanics for Dummies, and our church confessions have in common?

To many people a church confession seems like an extra layer of beliefs and teachings added to the multitude of beliefs and teachings

The year my oldest daughter turned 3, I decided to introduce the Christmas story to her.

Church

Promoting Reconciliation

We discussed the Belhar Confession at our regional classis meeting recently.

Though I’ve lived in this neighborhood for seven years, when I stop to think about it, I’m still surprised by that fact.

You’d think around Christmas the Almighty would have more important things to worry about than a young preacher agonizing over a

Katharina Beeler came home from a recent trip to Israel and Palestine with a passion for justice and a concern that her nation’s go

In August, 28 Christian Reformed young adults ages 18 to 30 gathered in Grand Rapids, Mich., to voice their concerns about the CRC to den

Starting in August, members of Roseland Christian Reformed Church in Chicago moved their midweek prayer service out to the parking lot.

Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Mich., grabbed headlines worldwide when it cancelled an October on-campus concert by Canadian indie rock