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Twenty years ago, men gathered as “Promise Keepers” and filled the National Mall for a prayer rally seeking repentance and spiritual revival. On October 9, it was the women’s turn.

The original 1982 Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is set in 2019, a time when Los Angeles is a dark, dreary, and rainy place.

Four years have passed since a young couple, Hector and Lilia, illegally crossed from Mexico into the United States.

How do you spend your day? Are you worried about “what ifs”? Do you compare yourself with others and always come up short?

Eleanor Davis is a comic artist who enjoys cycling. She challenged herself to ride a bike from her parents’ home in Tucson, Ariz., to her home in Georgia, a trip of 1,800 miles.

Novelist Kent Haruf passed away in November, 2014.

When 12-year-old Jessie and her family rent an old cottage for six weeks in a remote area, she finds a wooden platform—a dilapidated raft—floating on the nearby murky body of water ominously named Quicksand Pond.

Kristene DiMarco’s first record as part of Bethel Music, Where His Light Was, resounds with a hopeful message.

As the nation reels from the latest mass shooting, religious and secular leaders are offering prayers, and some are calling for stronger action on gun control in light of the deaths of dozens and wounding of hundreds in Las Vegas.

Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Berwyn, Ill., celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017 with three events, culminating in a Saturday night gala last weekend.

A documentary confronting the epidemic of online pornography addiction...

ill* was an intelligent man who worked as a software developer for a large restaurant chain while living at his parents’ home in Beamsville, Ont.

Mental illness does not wear any bandages. There are no slings or crutches.

When new people come to my church, I am nervous their presence will change what I like about my church. Any advice?

A few years ago my wife and I took a five-week road trip.

Lord, are you the one? Who summons a friend when darkness descends and hope is lost, and we need someone to talk to?

OOn September 19, Rev. Esteban Lugo, former director of the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Race Relations, was released from the ministry in the status of one deposed by Classis Grand Rapids South.

Darlene Zschech wrote a beautiful hymn some 20 years ago called “The Potter’s Hand” that is still sung in congregations today.

We’re looking for funny church signs and bulletin bloopers.

Mirah (name changed) was born into a Christian family.

It’s not hard to see that the loss of engaged young adults in local churches is a worrying trend