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Quilters from Pullman Christian Reformed Church in Chicago, Ill., made 12 hanging quilt banners in patterns commemorating the freedom enslaved people sought and found through the Underground Railroad.

Two Christian Reformed Church members, one in British Columbia and one in Ontario, were among this winter’s recipients of a King Charles III Coronation Medal.

There’s nothing like a crisis to expose the weaknesses in any system—and that includes family communication systems.

We all praise God for designing and creating the amazing plants and animals we see around us. But Christians disagree on how God created.

Uniquely You, by bestselling authors Sally Clarkson and her son, Nathan Clarkson, is filled with biblical and life-learned wisdom for helping kids become and enjoy being the person God designed them to be.

It’s easy to confuse shame with guilt or embarrassment, but shame is way more toxic.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classes, regional groups of churches. Actions of classes in the past several months include two completed disaffiliations, several pastors released from ministry, and overtures going to Synod 2025.

A farm boy who God made into a pastor, Gary Hutt, served seven churches during his ministry. He died Feb. 22 at age 87.

We live in a time that encourages anything and everything but reflection.

By combining memorable stories with rich meditations on Scripture, Kristin Couch encourages readers to see that God is at work even in life’s mundane moments.

Small Things Like These is an artful Irish movie about large matters.

In Becoming the Pastor's Wife, Barr draws on her experience and her academic expertise to trace the history of the role of the pastor's wife, showing how it both helped and hurt women in conservative Protestant traditions.

The Facebook page of Center Grove Church in Greenwood, Ind., is filling up with beautiful images and daily scriptural reflections as Pastor Art DeBruyn works his way through 1,000 days of devotions.

The Family Fire team addresses struggles that often go unspoken—challenges in marriage, parenting, and spiritual growth—while reminding believers of God’s unfailing love.

An ebullient record connects listeners to joy in the Lord.

Psychologists suggest that empathy is crucial in helping people who are struggling. Can we truly love our neighbor as ourselves if we do not have some level of empathy?

Here’s how I approach making new friends at church.

I spied a mother and her two little boys pushing a loaded cart toward the exit.

Jesus told us how to handle our differences, and it’s not chaotic or complicated.

Beloved and bestselling storyteller Patricia Polacco draws on her Ukrainian heritage in this picture book following one family’s history through the generations and the powerful bond of their love.

Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman forges an unlikely but profound friendship with a popular student. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship reaches a crossroad.

Think, pray, and reflect through the stories of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrectio

In over 13 years of serving as a food distribution hub Akron (Ohio) Christian Reformed Church’s The Landing has transformed the congregation, becoming more aware of the poor and working to provide for community needs.