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Q I have been inviting my friend to my church for some time.

Olga Rubel said she was deeply disturbed when she heard news of Russian invasions into her home country, Ukraine, in 2014.

When new coaches at Ferris State University (FSU) first meet their athletic teams, many are told about Pastor Mike Wissink before he even has a chance to introduce himself.

Yessy, who lives in Brisbane, Australia, proudly holds her certificate for completing the Bible study correspondence course

In downtown Niagara Falls, Ont., children are learning about art and social justice through a series of summer day camps run by Christian Reformed Church plant The Bridge.

In August, 108 Cadets, 36 counselors, and 16 support staff spent a week immersed in nature at Algonquin Park’s Whitefish Lake for the All-Ontario Cadet Camporee.

For a week in the middle of July, a Christian Reformed Church contingent of four—church members Israel Cooper and Thea deGroot and CRC staff Bernadette Arthur and Shannon Perez—participated in the fourth annual Reconciliation Trip

For Rev. Ed Den Haan and the Bridging Group of First Christian Reformed Church in Guelph, Ont., it was an exciting day when “our neighbors came to church yesterday.”

Reading Scripture in English and conversing about it with others is difficult for non-English speaking immigrants who attend Bible studies.

After nine years, Matt Damon returns to his iconic role as the namesake of this summer’s Jason Bourne.

The Name of God Is Mercyis the pope’s first book since becoming the Bishop of Rome and the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1880, Gracy Brookens is the only midwife in a small Colorado mining town. She worries that she will be the last.

For students who want a hands-on college experience, Dordt College plans to launch a career-focused two-year degree program in fall 2017.

When Vacation Bible School (VBS) ended last week at Woody Nook CRC in Blackfalds, Alta., the children had raised over $1,600 for programs that help improve access to clean drinking water in places like Haiti and Africa.

According to author Richard Louv, doctors should “consider prescribing ‘vitamin N’—‘N’ for nature—as an antidote to nature-deficit disorder,

The tenth studio album from southern California band Switchfoot may be their best yet, even competing with their 2003 breakout album The Beautiful Letdown