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A history of the United States from the 1600s to 2000 in which Black women and their contributions are on full display.

A wise and fascinating guide to using the Enneagram as a tool for spiritual transformation.

In January, Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, launched the Thrive Center, a center for teaching and delivering ABA, a therapeutic approach “individualized to each client’s strengths, needs, and goals.”

The Christian Reformed Church's Council of Delegates is meeting Feb. 17-19. The heavy agenda includes continued work on the governance structure between the U.S. and Canada, correspondence about the Human Sexuality Report, and whether or not Synod 2021 will be convened as planned, modified, or canceled due to COVID-19.

According to what God revealed to us in Scripture, the world’s problems are fundamentally spiritual, not political.

Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung spoke at the 2021 January Series: “Sin is not a game,” she said, “and deep down we know it.”

The Centre for Public Dialogue in Ottawa, Ont., offers young people an opportunity that goes two ways.

A powerful novel about West African young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.

A groundbreaking approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves, read by the author.

CRC member Rachel Zylstra offers a healing, soothing worship album during times of hardship and strife.

Nearly half of white evangelicals in the U.S. (49%) said their faith grew stronger due to the coronavirus outbreak—more than any other group, according to a new Pew Research survey.

Ordained in 1958 and preaching throughout retirement, Garry Stoutmeyer lived his passion of preaching, teaching, and counseling. He died Jan. 5.

Eagles are mentioned more than 25 times in the Bible.

It’s a turbulent time to be an evangelical in America, leading some believing scholars who identify with historic evangelical beliefs to suggest that it is time to drop the term.

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My small group is boring because people sit there but don’t participate. How do I get the members to engage?

For many schools, including the United Methodist Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C., the Master of Divinity degree could be moving online for good.

In Phoenix, Ariz., a regional assembly of the Reformed Church in America and a classis of the Christian Reformed Church are cooperating to share resources and offer ministry in Orangewood Community Church, a joint church plant that hosted its first public worship service last June.

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book for children.

Christian music mainstay Rebecca St. James makes a comeback with a soothing, uplifting new 6-song EP.

In this fantasy novel set in Chicago, a wizard takes on a small-G god and encounters true Faith in the midst of chaos.

Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.

It was painful at first, but I have to admit, I feel lighter and more free than ever.