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John Tong co-founded the Chinese Christian Reformed Church in Monterey Park, Calif., and served there for 25 years. Known for his love and care for the lonely, forsaken, and outcast, Tong died June 20.

On Sunday, Aug. 16, a worship team made up of members from Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley, B.C., and Gateway and Living Hope CRCs in Abbotsford, B.C. shared in worship from the peak of Vedder mountain in B.C.’s Fraser Valley.

Everything seems so clear now.

In many parts of India, it is illegal to try to convert someone to Christianity.

Cavernous divides between people groups are not unique to our modern plight.

양측 진영은 모두 자신들이 느끼는 모욕과 홀대에 부글부글 끓는 분노를 품고 있습니다. 그리고 모두 다양한 방식으로 상대측에 벌을 주고 싶어하는 것처럼 보입니다.

문맥이 모든 것이다.

A Latina theologian and immigrant advocate blends her own story with the stories of “foreigners” in the Bible.

Stirring, energetic worship songs from Bethel Music’s Josh Baldwin.

The New York Times bestselling book explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged.

Would we have the gospel of Mark were it not for Barnabas? Had Barnabas not encouraged the lad and taken him on his own missionary journey, Mark might have disappeared into obscurity.

Opinion: It underestimates the breadth and depth of racism to focus largely on white racism and hammer away at white guilt.

Alcohol induced loneliness, despair, and depression, which had become unbearable, and I became aware of my dark thoughts of suicide.

You will sense the Holy Spirit’s nudging inside your heart and soul.

Former FLOTUS immerses herself in upbeat and informative conversations

A clear and frank exploration of the future of Christianity and whether it needs to be saved.

In this concert film, a founding member of Pink Floyd and solo artist Roger Waters is still making us squirm.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Youth Ambassador of Reconciliation program, geared for young adults and focusing on an Indigenous perspective, took place this year as an online event.

While closed church buildings affected the typical distribution of print material in this COVID-19 time, one northern B.C. pastor had a solution. As an avid cyclist, Joel Ringma decided to deliver the magazines himself.

We fought to swallow the lumps in our throat, and we blinked away the tears. Then we said goodbye.

On the evening of May 20, Midland (Mich.) Reformed Church opened its doors to some of the 10,000 people who were forced to evacuate their homes and the surrounding communities due to flooding caused by the breaking of two dams.

Knowing that worship leaders and churches would be scrambling to meet the needs of their congregants, the group tabled its agenda and began to create resources.

The Christian community wonders why teenagers are not interested in Christianity—why I don’t want to be associated with the name.