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Resonate Global Mission, the mission agency of the Christian Reformed Church, will be consolidating the Canadian national director and U.S. national director positions into one position.

Rev. Joe Kamphuis, pastor of Chelwood Christian Reformed Church in Albuquerque, N.M., and chaplain to the New Mexico Air National Guard, will be deployed for six months to Kuwait this July.

With characteristic wisdom and logic, author Timothy Keller describes how the book of Jonah is “an ingenious and artfully crafted work of literature.” 

These sad, sad stories lead to a deeper understanding of what happens to a child who is caught up in the spell of a predator.

Are we using a season designed for contemplation of the holy to alleviate our own insecurities about our bodies, our work ethic, our personal health? And if so, is it time, as we’ve done with Christmas, to take stock of what the “true meaning” of Lent really is?

An independent group of Christian leaders advising Willow Creek Community Church has found allegations of “sexually inappropriate words and actions” by church founder and former pastor Bill Hybels to be credible.

Fulfilling a task assigned by last year’s annual general gathering of the Christian Reformed Church, the denomination’s Council of Delegates has a plan to establish a Bible translation review committee.

World Renew has a vision: a world where people experience and extend Christ's compassion and live together in hope as God's community. They claim God’s deep passion for justice and mercy as their motivation. 

Appointments to a committee intended to support and guide the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice have been delayed due to an oversight in the nominating process.

A “pastor's pastor,” who displayed faithfulness and trust in God, Chris Schroeder died on January 19, six years following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

Andrew Bandstra, professor emeritus of New Testament theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, loving and dedicated family man, and committed friend, died on Feb. 8 at the age of 92.

The story of the peace initiative in Uganda and its faithful witness to peace and reconciliation, beginning in the midst of one of the world’s most savage civil wars, shows how powerful the witness of religious communities can be when they join forces in pursuit of peace. 

In our culture it is quite fashionable to acknowledge a person’s faith. We’re likely to praise the strong faith that enables people to courageously cope with major challenges. This is true even in primarily secular settings.

What do you consider to be the most humorous passage in Scripture?
Thanks for asking! I'm always grateful for those who find humor important for our health and welfare, including biblical humor. There's a lot of it. But my favorite?

Elizabeth Hay’s memoir candidly and poignantly expresses the difficulties she faced as she cared for her aging parents.

Let Chopin and Andsnes take you on a gripping musical ride.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church decided at its recent meeting to raise the salary scale of Canadian denominational employees. 

Luke Powery’s brief, compelling devotional combines spirituals with the 40-day Lenten journey.

Transit is a timely film that addresses many of the current complexities and confusion around our global refugee crisis.

Congregations may look like organizations in which market-based strategies apply, but these strategies are never going to capture the full range of what they do or how they can best be supported.

The Centre for Public Dialogue, a Canadian ministry of the CRC that focuses on dialogue with the Canadian government, had its 2019 work plan approved at the recent meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates. 

Discussion of Indigenous ministries in the U.S. and Canada came up in several conversations and reports at the recent meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marge Kool, mother of six and grandmother of 19, says she’s more like a MOPS great-grandma than a “MOPS mom.” She’s a mentor for the Mothers of Preschoolers group at Covenant Hope Church in Battle Creek, Mich.