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Abu Atallah was “a good Muslim kid” who grew up in Cairo, Egypt . . .

In the beginning God created humans in his image, male and female . . .

All Set: James K. A. Smith’s latest book, Awaiting the King, is the third book . . .

Each Sunday at the Village Church we ask people who are celebrating birthdays to come forward and let us help them celebrate. 

The Reformed tradition has often been accused of being overly cerebral and intellectual.

When the Christian Reformed Church purchased The Banner back in 1914, it chose to protect the magazine’s editorial independence . . .

If we feel good only when we are working and become restless when we are just being with family, friends, or ourselves, then we are out of balance. 

I was excited when I began to read your editorial . . .

Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died Wednesday after more than a half-century of ministry.

Travel bans and changes to the numbers of refugee admissions under the Trump administration have affected many Christian and faith-based resettlement organizations in the U.S.

A humble man with an ecumenical spirit and a warm, welcoming smile, Vugteveen died on February 1, at the age of 84.

A man of prayer with a passion for spreading the gospel, Richard D. Sytsma was one of the pioneer missionaries to Japan in the early 1950s . . .

Imagine an African country untouched by colonialism, completely in control of a rare mineral resource, and more technologically advanced than any other nation.

Living Biblically is a new half-hour comedy based on A. J. Jacob’s best-selling 2007 book The Year of Living Biblically. 

Samson finds peace in knowing that God cares for him. Despite all of the years he carried pain in his heart, he now feels free from the weight of trauma.

Alberni Valley CRC Takes Long-Distance Journey; Financial Shalom: ‘A True Blessing to the CRC’; CRC Clergy Show Signs of Well-Being, Satisfaction

Ken Medema has been writing and singing music for the church since the early 1970s, so Nothing Like the Rain, an album of new Medema songs, seems almost instantly recognizable. 

A common happening: a father and son go fishing. But in A Different Pond this simple activity is so much more.

In their efforts to create meaningful worship services, worship planners sometimes overlook the needs of children.

As a Christian, I feel called to live like Christ, which means to try to be good and kind, loving others as Christ has loved me. But as a white person, I am part of a larger history that is not good. Not kind. Not loving.

This photo is a panorama of 21 images stitched together in Photoshop. I chose to include the oil rig to make the foreground more interesting.

When I was a campus pastor, students often asked questions about the Bible’s trustworthiness or truthfulness. Most of the questions fall into three general types...