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One pastor’s journey from idealism, through disillusionment, to an acceptance of grace.

A pastor and minister of outreach, Kwan Yiu Timothy Chan was tenacious in his service to people and to God. He died June 8 at age 71.

Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church rejected Jim Lucas in 1998, declining to offer a call for his ministry to LGBTQ people. In May 2022 the congregation formally apologized and welcomed Lucas home.

Known for his authenticity and passion for justice, pastor and missionary Gerald Hogeterp died June 16 at age 80.

The cultural enrichment committee of Wyoming, Mich., was looking for a place for the city to hold its annual Juneteenth celebration. Dana Knight, a committee member, also found a new church home.

For one Iowa church, a Vital Worship grant started a congregation-wide initiative to expand Sunday worship to the other six days of the week.

Among the most notable phenomena we have encountered across the churches we visited was a conspicuous absence of hospitality.

We have all been adopted into the family of God. But my experiences have given me a deeper understanding of that reality.

In June 2021 Pastor Joel Ringma put out a video request to his Terrace (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church community: consider registering as a living donor for a congregant who needs a kidney. One year later Ringma was the match undergoing surgery along with recipient Chad MacDonald, now recovering.

Alan Noble explores how the simple truth that we belong to God reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God.

Brandon Heath’s new pop album includes the Top 10 hit “See Me Through It.”

Christian publishers are catching up in efforts to publish fiction by BIPOC authors.

In this book, Rebekah Eklund explores how the Beatitudes have affected readers across differing eras and contexts.

A drifter investigates a series of murders in a small town and uncovers a conspiracy.

With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward.

A church plant grown out of Redeemer CRC in Sarnia, Ont., is testing out what a church can look like when it’s only online.

What goes into reporting from synod? Glad you asked!

그동안 제가 북미주 개혁교회의 교단 총무로 있던 시간을 되돌아 볼 때, 이렇게 짧은 시간 동안 (2020년 2월~ 2022년 6월) 우리 교회와 교단에 이렇게 많은 일들이 일어났다는 것이 믿기지가 않습니다.

Delegates and advisers to Synod 2022 were surprised when they returned to their places on the plenary floor after one break.

The earth is filled with hills, valleys, and mountain ranges that are all uniquely different.

Online dating. Dating apps. Texting. Social media. Endless swiping in search of forever love. It seems like the more ways technology offers to "connect" us, the less connected we actually are.

Comprising Thom Yorke and his longtime Radiohead-bandmate and Academy Award-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood as well as the drummer Tom Skinner, The Smile releases their debut album.

A pastor and chaplain who had a passion for meeting people and spreading the gospel, John Van Hemert died May 26 at age 85.