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It was a foggy morning when an aircraft overshot the runway and crashed “outside the wire,” the safety perimeter of the milit

Louise Hulst (left) and Shirley Matheis were two of 275 people who attended the third annual Day of Encouragement held at Dordt College i

A class of students from Elim Christian School in Palos Heights, Ill., is learning new skills and brightening the lives of U.S.

Several Christian Reformed World Missions staff were evacuated from a West African country, after violent protests threatened their safet

Flags across Michigan flew at half-staff for the funeral of Brandon Stout, 23, an Army specialist in the Michigan National Guard’s

Driving a fire truck for seven days may seem like an odd way to take a road trip.

A rabbi, an imam, and a CRC chaplain recently came together at Hillside Community Christian Reformed Church in Calgary, Alberta, for a re

On my last visit to Europe I spent an unforgettable evening with a dozen or so relatives in Sexbierum, the Netherlands—a small vill

When I was a child our family faithfully worshiped at a local Christian Reformed church.

Health

Q My elderly father and I are having difficulty deciding whether he should move to

Words of uncertainty spill from Peter’s lips: “I’m going out to fish” (John 21:3).

When God finished making the world, everything worked perfectly. Adam and Eve had plenty of fine food to eat.

My husband’s grandmother, now 94, tells wonderfully detailed stories of her years as a missionary nurse in India and Africa.

Four years ago Sam Irizarry was “forced to make the right choice” after years of getting things wrong.

Our star, the sun, pours forth immense energy.

I have a rule for my garden this year. I won’t allow myself to buy any seeds.

And I am a seedaholic.

A Modest Proposal

Two years ago I witnessed a brutal and senseless beating.

As my wife and I finished our breakfast March 5 she observed that, in spite of a good night’s sleep, she still felt tired and grogg

Our planet is very, very sick. It’s running a nasty fever that will spike much higher before we can reverse it.

Vince Apostol (far right), the pioneer and “father” of the Christian Reformed Church’s ministries in the Philippines, w

Small-church Sunday schools face special challenges: low numbers mean any absence is felt; the wide range of kids means few are at the sa

The Christian Reformed Church and its institutions have produced many leaders in business, education, medicine, the arts, and other secto