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“There are a lot of people in this world who have such a better quality of life because they were given a wheelchair”—volunteer Roger Feekes, Bethel CRC in Sioux Center, Iowa.

“We are trying to stop the war from entering people’s hearts,” evangelical Christian preacher Francis Mbombo told Religion News Service.

An intimate and hilarious portrait of comedian and actor Martin Short, a man who brings laughter even in deep suffering.

Donna Barber writes about how God provides, drawing parallels to the manna that sustained the Israelites during their wilderness journey.

A girl navigates her father's late-night food delivery route, translating and giving directions in Cantonese and English, until her father shares his immigration story, leading to a deeper appreciation for their life.

Gerard “Jerry” Lee Dykstra, who served as executive director of the Christian Reformed Church of North America from 2006 to 2011, died April 27. He was 76.

We have let our fast-paced, sound-bite society take away our greatest source of comfort and strength. Busyness dulls our desire and our understanding of God’s Word.

A book that teaches 31 practical skills for improving relationships, drawing on psychology, science, and Scripture.

After placing our order, I turned and found myself face-to-face with a small woman carrying a listless child.

The Christian Reformed congregations of Pembroke and Renfrew, Ont., formed in the early 1950s, share some history, current circumstances, and desire to faithfully serve.

To discern what is true and right requires knowing God, not just knowing about God.

Written by a former home care nurse and hospice chaplain, this debut novel brings an ambitious hospital executive back to her troubled home to care for her difficult father.

Veteran worship leader Meredith Andrews presents a live album of worship songs old and new performed at her alma mater.

A daughter of the Asian American church wrestles with faith, exile, and belonging.

The Council of Delegates of the CRC met May 6 to 8 in Grand Rapids, Mich., saying goodbye to those finishing their terms, appreciating retiring denominational leaders, and forwarding many items on to synod in June.

Mike Johnson, chair of the COD’s Resonate Global Mission Committee, introduced discussion of the proposed plan with a sense of incredulous gratitude: Last year at this time we were discussing cutting grants for church planting, and now we’re close to approving a full church-planting plan.

It began with nothing in particular. A man settled into his favorite chair one evening, tired from a long day, and reached for his phone the way he always did.

Lee Carter, a member of Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Lansing, Ill., and past executive VP of scriptural engagement at Bible League International, has been approved to lead the CRC’s Thrive ministry.

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Plunge into reading, from a book based on a true story about a missing lumber baron’s wife to a middle-grade novel about a Jewish family caught up in Hitler’s dog army.

With a celebration of immigrant congregations from over a dozen nationalities now worshiping under the Christian Reformed umbrella, churches in the Greater Los Angeles area marked the legacy of the CRC’s oldest institution, Calvin Theological Seminary.

‘The Lord is using ReFrame to get his word out far and wide.’