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Emden (Minn.) CRC received a church revitalization grant from its classis. It helped to fund a renovation project that “turns the church into a home, rather than just a place to be on Sunday mornings.”

From pastors’ blogs to published books, curious creation watchers can learn from those who have taken Jesus’ words, “Look at the birds of the air…” (Matt. 6:26), to heart.

Retired CRC pastor Andrew Joosse writes of faith—the hope and assurance which it brings.

Desperate to save his sick mother, an 11-year-old ventures into the remote Wild Horse Forest to search for a mythical figure rumoured to have the power to cheat death.

A grandson looks, laments, and ultimately leads his family and his society forward toward a just and reconciled future.

Most people are baffled when they learn that some congregations in the CRC refused to baptize adopted children as recently as the 1980s.

As we enter Advent, it is good to be reminded of the diversity of God’s church.

Swati might be young, but she will remember this year for the rest of her life.

Raise Up’s partnership with Relay Trust began as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Dave Chappelle is at the crossroads between cancel culture and raw, unfiltered, stream-of-consciousness comedy … and he’s dodging traffic.

This heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved.

The former lead singer of Tenth Avenue North returns to the music scene for his first solo album.

How do we know if we have domesticated Scripture to feed our spiritual pride? There are at least three major signs.

I can’t change the fact that at a very young age I learned this behavior of ignoring older women, but I am responsible for how I behave today.

In my work facilitating support groups and assisting in workshops, I have seen the difficulties of caring for a person living with dementia.

These facts are only a few in a long list of social ills, conflicts, and challenges God’s people have faced these past few years.

It can be hard not to know what one ought to do. It feels as if it would be easier if God let us know directly what we ought to do next! But that is not how God usually works.

Sanctuary Christian Reformed Church in Seattle, Wash., Platte (S.D.) CRC, and Westwood CRC in Kalamazoo, Mich., each have received a 2021 Lilly Endowment National Clergy Renewal Program grant to fund their pastor’s rest and renewal programs next year. 

First Christian Reformed Church of Waupun, Wisc., celebrated its centennial anniversary Aug. 14 and 15, 2021.

After 15 years, Mark Stephenson, is retiring as the director of the Christian Reformed Church’s Disability Concerns ministry. Lindsay Wieland Capel begins as the new director Nov. 15.

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences and spiritual convictions of the iconic American pastor and beloved translator of The Message.

The son of a nobleman could be the chosen one on a distant planet.

A masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot.