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Why is our preaching viewed by some as the promotion and protection of ideals and values we hold sacred and not as the delivery of good news to be discussed?

 Jesus is effectively declaring in Luke 24:44 that the entire Old Testament is pointing to him.

A cub reporter is given the menial task of writing an obituary for an unremarkable woman who's just entered hospice care, and both lives are changed.

A family-friendly film about the rise of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, from immigrant child to Finals MVP.

One woman’s true story of escaping sex trafficking and advocating for those still being trafficked.

A July 27 letter from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine to the Ecumenical Patriarch  speaks to concerns for the entire global Orthodox Christian community.

In Washington, D.C., members danced and sang to a global selection of hymns and grappled with the power of song to change the world.

Laurie Hiemstra, an orthopedic surgeon in Banff, Alta., who grew up in the Christian Reformed Church, is the 77th person and first woman to lead the national association.

Dear White Peacemakers draws on the Sermon on the Mount, spirituals, and personal stories from author Osheta Moore’s work as a pastor in Minnesota.

Harry's House, the third studio album by singer-songwriter Harry Styles, has been noted as the artist’s most introspective work.

An excavation project in its 10th season in an ancient Galilean synagogue at Huqoq uncovered intricate mosaic floor panels dating back nearly 1,600 years.

Jim Kok loved being a pastor and touched many lives during his 65 years of ministry. He died July 3 at age 90.

Pope Francis apologized for 'the ways in which, regrettably, many Christians supported the colonizing mentality.'

The synodical advisory committee handling the overtures asked me to share my story.

That evening I was miserable. The eye was throbbing with pain as the anesthesia slowly wore off. I couldn’t sleep.

Looking for a fresh start, advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to small-town Yoder, Kans., to help in her aunt’s café. But when a milkman is murdered, the newcomer becomes the prime suspect.

The new Thor movie teaches us that naming grief and loss is the way to healing.

An ode to Black hair and Black-girl joy, this joy-filled rhyming picture book invites young readers into the world of a young Black girl as she rocks her God-given beauty.

Riding the bus home from the swimming pool several years ago, I found myself in a communication conundrum.

Groups of Canadian churches asked for a listening session with the Christian Reformed Church Canada Corporation board in January 2022. Now the board is inviting participants to two more times of “honest sharing and careful listening, (and) of building relationships.”

Meeting by video conference July 25, the directors of the Christian Reformed Church in North America Canada Corporation discussed plans for fall meetings and followed up on past board work.

Peter Elgersma, serving Christian Reformed Church ministries in Canada since 2018, left that work as of July 5. Lesli van Milligen, the Canadian office’s team leader for regional engagement, adds directing congregational ministries in Canada to her duties.

The lawsuit comes amid a slow-moving schism in the United Methodist Church largely over the ordination and marriage of its LGBTQ members.