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Our diversity is something to celebrate, but it also poses unique challenges for reaching people with the gospel and seeking justice in our communities.

Teens from around the world talk about church history.

A great-granddaughter returns to the Great Smoky Mountains to find answers about her family member’s death 85 years before.

The apostle Paul did not pen those words during his annual holidays, but from a prison cell in Rome.

This might be news to some, but the salmon we find in the Midwest, including the Great Lakes, are not native.

Let’s challenge this common understanding of Paul’s gospel and do some fundamental rebuilding of the “Romans Road.”

Combining personal narrative, sound theology, and beautiful writing, this is a book for anyone who has loved and lost.

Almost 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the powers of the Egyptian gods and imprisoned just as quickly, Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

A charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.

I wonder about this named-yet-unknown quilt creator. Why did she craft this special quilt for our son?

A Christian Reformed Church member in Calgary, who serves on the board of the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, and an Edmonton CRC member known for his contributions to preserving Alberta history were recognized for community service.

A humble but confident preacher who loved to sing hymns and continued to preach into his mid-80s, Les Van Essen died Jan. 15 at age 87.

East Side CRC in Cleveland, Ohio, marked 150 years of ministry last year. One of its last remaining programs ministers to girls in its community.

After working for four years to help women leaving domestic abuse, a Wyoming, Mich., charity started by members of the Calvary Christian Reformed Church is increasing its capacity to offer stable, safe housing.

A group of 37 people representing congregations from California, Iowa, New Mexico, and parts of Canada traveled Oct. 19-25, 2022, to the southern United States to explore racial reconciliation

신흥 리더에게 투자를 꺼리는 심리 배후에는 설립자 증후군이 깔려 있습니다.

A third ‘Canadian Conversation’ met virtually Jan. 28. Attendees heard updates on Christian Reformed ministry in Canada and discussed God’s calling as congregations sort through implications of Synod 2022’s confessional decisions around human sexuality.

God Is Good! is the first live album by Cody Carnes, featuring guest appearances by Kari Jobe, Natalie Grant, and Benjamin William Hastings.

Juli Wenger combines memoir, life coaching, biblical insights, and wellness advice as she invites readers to shape their lives around God’s command: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

A joyful and tenderhearted pastor who served in ministry for more than 40 years, Bert VanAntwerpen died Jan. 10. He was 85.

Friends described retired pastor and professor Sidney DeWaal with words like ‘inspirational leader,’ ‘wise counselor,’ and ‘loving man.’ After living for several years with Alzheimer’s Disease, he died Jan. 1 at age 87.

A heavy equipment operator who retrained as a pastor and returned to truck driving in retirement, Ray Steigenga was sincere and hard-working. He died Jan. 7 at age 77.

I know big technology companies keep track of our every move online, but what about privacy among family members and friends online?