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Though he addressed large crowds from time to time, the vast majority of Jesus’ ministry was spent privately teaching a small group of disciples.

Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the role he played tending to the wounded in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction picture book highlights Whitman’s compassion and teaches about empathy.

Ever since my harrowing, whirlwind birth experience years ago, I have felt a strange kinship with Mary.

Swans are beautiful and majestic birds and so are these gifts as they are expressed through us by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Joel H. Nederhood, who served the Christian Reformed Church’s radio and television ministry The Back to God Hour (now ReFrame Ministries) for 35 years, has died at 94.

“We are all invited to overcome the scandal of the divisions that unfortunately still exist and to nurture the desire for unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and gave his life,” Pope Leo XIV said on a visit to the site of the 325 Council of Nicaea.

In pursuit of a rare book, will Natalie and Mason find each other again?

The Porter’s Gate offers a gentle, stirring collection of church songs around the theme of the Lord’s Table.

Middle-grade novel offers a coming-of-age story set in “Bleeding Kansas.”

A task force assigned by Synod 2024 to look at the Christian Reformed Church’s procedures for disciplining officebearers proposes two additions to “make explicit what has always been implied: major assemblies do have the authority to ensure accountability.”

A legacy of immigrants continues in the CRCNA in places such as Chin Christian Church in Michigan.

A guided adventure into the heart of the gospel story, inviting you to step into the lives of some of Jesus' closest friends—Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.

“Wake up, wake up, birds!” croaks Raven one December night. “A child is born!”

See our list of movies, books, and podcasts to check out this month.

Recognizing that God provided those moments for me helped inspire a new prayer for my last days at college.

For the past several years, my job has been connected to child care (my own and others). As my children grow, I'm wondering how I can earn income in a different way and still be available for my children. Where do I start figuring out what's next?

Founded to provide residential treatment not currently available in Michigan, Finding Freedom Ranch, seeks to help young women "find peace with God, peace with themselves, and peace with food."

A couple lose their home and later discover that the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year-long coastal trek.

These reflections, couched in the tradition of the author’s childhood, help readers enter into the wonder of Christ’s incarnation, bringing to the manger all that they are and do.

Mark Silk, a contributing editor to Religion News Service, describes a change in American public discourse over the last 40 years and a return of what he calls "classic Christian opposition to Judaism."

From a year-long cohort practicing hospitality, to equipping workshops for elders and deacons to live into pastoral care for LGBTQ people, CRC churches are exploring how to lovingly live within the denomination’s convictions on human sexuality.

“God is diversifying the CRC like never before, and church planting in the CRC is leading the way—leading us into a diverse, intercultural future.”