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With us was a man, the brothers’ uncle, who for many years—and in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds—had held on to hope that one day his nephews would join him in Canada.

Forty-two years since the Indigenous Family Centre opened in Winnipeg, Man., an Indigenous person, Shannon Perez, will serve as director of the organization.

Michelle DePooter-Francis, a commissioned pastor with the CRC and chaplain to the Ministry to Seafarers in the Port of Montreal, describes changes in the ministry and difficulties faced by those who work at sea.

A 2017 court challenge by The Canadian Council of Churches and others has been upheld by the Federal Court of Canada: Sending refugee claimants back to the United States under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

As a person with a physical disability, I am happy I can work from home right now during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Founder of Preemptive Love Coalition Jeremy Courtney shares his story of moving his young family across the globe to serve those in war-torn Iraq

A conservative young academic takes a deep dive into Western culture on his weekly podcast

The past few months of COVID-19, race relations, and vivid examples of police brutality further highlight the divisions that exist between us. How do we show Christian love?

We gulp this brew down like poison. Someone needs to be blamed if we’re to make sense of this brokenness. Right?

Perhaps this discussion is unfamiliar, but this pattern is well-worn and dangerous. If we are not tethered to the history of controversy, we start to long for a world that never existed.

The Canadian Ministries Team of the Christian Reformed Church in North America has granted denominational staff in Canada four extra days off this year, added to holiday weekends between August and December. Similar time off is proposed for U.S. staff.

How do we engage people with whom we have deep disagreements about important matters of religious convictions, political commitments, or moral lifestyles?

As people deal with the impacts of the pandemic and civil unrest, many Christian leaders, organizations and churches are providing resources to care for members’ mental, as well as spiritual and physical, health.

The Christian Reformed Church in North America Canada Corporation met for a half-day in July to further discuss the governance restructure.

The former editor in chief of the acclaimed magazine Christianity Today offers a compelling look at the state of evangelicalism and hope for the future.

The beloved Chilean author of House of Spirits returns with a sumptuous historical novel about the Spanish Civil War and unrest in South America.

This documentary traces the origins of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act by profiling Camp Jened, a summer camp for teens with disabilities.

Youth Unlimited adapted its annual summer mission trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About half the usual number of churches signed up for SERVE@Home, but even some of those plans had to change.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past few months.

In the days and weeks after these losses, he waited. He waited for his church to reach out. He waited to hear from the elders. He waited for his pastors to visit.

Bob the Chihuahua sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby, in this sequel to The One and Only Ivan.

Worship album comforts listeners facing anxiety and fear amid COVID-19 pandemic.