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Though a little early, the two delegates to Synod 2026 from Classis Yellowstone memorialized their shrinking classis with a yellow stone. They anticipate a merger in 2027.

In The Origin of Hymns, Pastor Robert Morgan explores the history, evolution, and redemptive thread of 50 beloved hymns of the faithful.

Losing one's memory is a devastating hammer blow for anyone, but for Angelo, the stakes couldn't be higher.

A band of misfits seek to fight the darkness that’s slowly overcoming their kingdom—the start of a grand adventure series in the tradition of The Chronicles of Narnia and the Wingfeather Saga.

The danger of assumptions has existed throughout human history. I wonder if assumptions were at the heart of one of the great spiritual tragedies recorded in Scripture.

July 3 is Global Bereaved Parent Day.

Why did Synod 2026 create a study committee on Christian nationalism? What's the church hoping to learn?

We cannot help imitating those around us. From accents and food preferences to spending habits and character traits, we become like those around us.

Whether you're a pastor, counselor, church leader, or someone who has been hurt by the church, this book provides a compassionate and practical framework to address the wounds of trauma and learn how to develop how churches can become trauma-informed spaces.

Could Synod 2026’s unanimous vote on a new 10-year plan mark a turning point for the Christian Reformed Church? What's this all about?

Nine advisory committees, four days of plenary sessions, 182 delegates—Synod 2026 covered plenty of ground.

I pray synod will be remembered for a magnifying glass put on Jesus and his gospel. I pray it will be recalled for a bigger vision and a burning focus that resulted.

It’s hard to hide when you’re nearly 8 feet tall. At 17, Amish Gabriel is spotted working in a hay field by the local football coach. What happens next transforms not only Gabriel’s life but the lives of everyone he meets.

Beginning June 2027, Bethany will only license and re-license foster families whose Christian faith and beliefs align with its statement of faith and belief.

The story of the personal challenges George Washington faced before the American Revolution.

A picture book biography about how the trailblazing astronomer found her people—and figured out what stars are made of.

Being preoccupied with death is not the biblical way for the people of God.

The Christian Reformed Church, as observed by Classis Hamilton delegate Mark Verbruggen, is in the same car and going in the same direction. There are some bumps in the road.

Wilderness experiences are the formative crucibles God uses to move leaders to their next stage of ministry.

The CRC won’t call exclusively digital ministries “churches” for now. The decision doesn’t apply to online extensions of churches such as service livestreams or Bible studies that meet online.

Faith is a lifelong journey of growth and transformation that culminates in being conformed into the likeness of Christ.

Synod 2026 made space to hear about and celebrate the work God’s Spirit is doing within the denomination’s major ethnic communities.