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It is time we determine whether our faith is shaping our politics or our politics has been shaping our faith.

Near Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., a Korean ministry-sponsored retreat helped pastors discover Christian authors to explore in weekly book clubs.

It was one of those oppressively gloomy mornings—the kind where it’s difficult to rouse yourself from sleep,

“My dad was an ordinary boy from an ordinary family from an ordinary neighborhood in an ordinary town called Muskegon,” said one of Howard Vanderwell’s sons at his memorial service. 

What congregations can do―and avoid doing—when they’re in a transition zone.

Children this age are exciting but also challenging and tiring. 

Members of Hope in Christ Church, a Christian Reformed congregation in Bellingham, Wash., have been gathering on a monthly basis to work through nine arts of spiritual conversation. 

Young singer/songwriter Julien Baker’s songs let happiness and sadness sit closer together.

Author Kristin Schell put a bright turquoise picnic table in her front yard and learned about a different kind of hospitality.

The Banner; the Annual Ministry Report for the Christian Reformed Church; and Breaking Barriers have all been recognized in the 2018 “Best of the Church Press” awards.

Last June, Synod 2017 called for an annual Day of Justice to be held in churches beginning on Aug. 19, 2018. 

The woman, swathed in a black dress, sits on the floor of a white-tiled institutional kitchen, big pots stacked behind her and beside her. Broken masonry and other rubble ring her. A light from outside the frame spills over the scene.

When faced with cancer, Edie Littlefield Sundby decided to walk the El Camino Real mission trail because she felt closest to God in the wilderness

Unlike the whimsical and intriguing music they are known for, the Decemberists’ new album takes a darker, more nihilistic turn.

My paintings explore the process and cycle of abuse based on my experiences and those of many others. Each painting has its own theme: “Abuse,” “Aftermath,” “Recovery,” and “Cycle.” 

Christians have asked this question since the early church.

I’m sure you have encountered the brokenness of relationships, governments, and society. It would easy to throw your hands up and never leave your home. 

When the United States celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, I was a young faculty member at Calvin College in Michigan, in my second year of full-time teaching. 

Christian Reformed campus chaplain Brian Bork worked with colleagues to introduce quiet worship—in the tradition originated in France—on the campus of the University of Waterloo.

Boer will be remembered for his kindness and understanding, for his unique sense of humor, 

Weekly learning forums on everything from scuba diving to opioid addiction and a Muslim’s experience in Canada have become an April tradition for First Christian Reformed Church in Sarnia, Ont.

A Quiet Place is a suspenseful story of family and love in the guise of a horror film.