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When someone asks what I plan to give up for Lent, I often can’t help flashing a self-deprecating smile for the fleshly me, who kno

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Q: What is a proper and respectful way to dispose of old Bibles that libraries an

For almost 100 years, until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, Christian Zionists graciously endured the derision of mainline P

I am picky when it comes to what we sing in church.

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Have you ever had butterflies in your stomach?

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Water

reviewed by Ron VandenBurg

ON FEBRUARY 25, the annual Academy Awards of Merit in filmmaking will be held in Los Angeles.

Thirty years ago, 13-year-old Hirotsugu Mochida was struggling. His family was having hard times, and he needed hope.

“I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husban

Despite protests from conservative Christians, U.S. Senator Barack Obama spoke at Saddleback Church on World AIDS day, Dec. 1.

Two Ugandan development workers taught at Calvin College in January in what is believed to be the college’s first-ever interim clas

Like many Christian Reformed churches, Grace Christian Fellowship is looking for leaders at a time when good leadership can be very hard

Recently I had tha privilege of visiting Nigeria. It was a wonderful experience that opened my eyes to a world I had never seen.

The head and the heart do not always coincide.

Two Lutheran pastors in El Salvador were murdered in early November, leading the Lutheran World Federation to demand a “swift and t

A new book by former President Jimmy Carter on the Israeli-Palestinian standoff has prompted charges and countercharges among several pro

By day the streets of beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, fill with shoppers and tourists, musicians and street vendors.

Stitches of laughter can be heard many Tuesday afternoons at Kibbie Christian Reformed Church in South Haven, Mich.

“Come, let us show you what we are doing now!” Farmers in Nicaragua couldn’t wait to show visitors from the United Stat

“Come, let us show you what we are doing now!” Farmers in Nicaragua couldn’t wait to show visitors from the United Stat

“When you invite people as guests in your home, you are accepting them and you form a bond,” says Jo Janke.

The two congregations couldn’t be more different, but both are trailblazing a church-planting method new to the Christian Reformed

One Canadian classis, or regional group of Christian Reformed churches, has started a pilot project to help congregations give better car