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By now there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the horrific discovery at the home of the recently deceased abortion provider, Dr. Ulrich “George” Klopfer.

In prison he’d been tossed around like a rag doll, mistreated, abused. There’s no mercy for sex offenders in prison. He was terrified to return.

The fallen leaves swirling along the avenue remind me that although it is warm enough to sit outdoors with my coffee on this October afternoon, winter is just around the corner. Looking up, I notice one leaf on an otherwise bare tree.

Revision and reform are closely linked. We call ourselves the Reformed church as if it were past tense and complete. But we should be always reforming, allowing the Spirit to give us new vision and insight to re-vision what the Spirit says to us through Scripture.

“아직 다 안 왔어요?” 어린 아이들을 뒷좌석에 태우고 운전한 경험이 있으면 한 번쯤 들어봤을 질문입니다. 때로는 한 번이 아니라 계속해서 듣는 질문이지요!

엘리자베스는 다른 사람들은 모두 축복의 말들을 받았지만 자신은 제외되었음을 느꼈습니다. 다른 장애우들도 자신과 비슷한 경험이 있는지 궁금해졌습니다.

A young man with Down Syndrome escapes his nursing home and finds adventure, friendship.

Changing how Christians treat and safe keep God’s good earth.

A gentle and profound picture book teaches children to listen for God’s voice.

Helped by the Grade 10 Venture class at Hamilton District Christian High School, Calvin Christian School in Hamilton, Ont., created an inclusive playscape that all students can enjoy together.

Rev. Dr. Paul H. Redhouse, who spearheaded the formation of Classis Red Mesa, died Sept. 5.

An emerging church in Oshawa, Ont., closed its ministry this summer when its American pastor was unable to continue navigating the immigration process. 

A ruling in a lawsuit brought by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA against the University of Iowa has found the university’s deregistering of the group was unfair—it ought to be able to require faith in its leaders.

The idea that Fox News-watching religious Republican voters are a stand-in for all evangelicals is ludicrous.

My kid threw a fit when she saw the photos I had posted of her online. I think she’s overreacting, but what do you think?

Some couldn’t repay a debt. Some felt they had no other option but to steal. Some have been falsely accused of crimes. Some are there for murder or manslaughter.

The Creation Project aims to “catalyze a field of study around the doctrine of creation that is faithful to Scripture and informed by contemporary scientific research.” 

In every conversation, students were encouraged to think about ministry not just in terms of talking about the gospel, but in practicing what Jesus did and said.

On their third album, the Lumineers tell stories about three generations of alcoholism.

A girl and her grandmother express gratitude for the sun, sea, earth, and sky.

We do not choose our beliefs based simply on how good or useful they are. Truthfulness is as important a criterion as goodness.

What we can learn from watching the Marvel superheroes find redemption.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to fill a void in our lives is to buy something, and our mind convinces us for a moment that this will cure our ills.