Paul Kix takes the reader behind the scenes as he tells the story of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s pivotal 10-week campaign in 1963 to end segregation in Birmingham, Ala.
Eleanor Bennett loses her battle with cancer, leaving her children a flash drive that holds untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America; the stories shock her children and challenge everything they know about their family's origin.
Author Giselle Anatol’s delightful reimagining of Toni Morrison’s childhood.
Recent criticism questioning the value of The Banner and the kinds of articles its staff choose to publish prompted a response.
Preparing for a heavy agenda and because last year’s synod was unable to complete its work in the time available, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates has agreed to “allow an online convening session” Wednesday, May 29.
Working “to arrest and reverse the trend of decline” in the denomination, the Christian Reformed Church will host 10 regional gatherings to discern where God is already working.
World-changers from every generation live and work among us. Here are a few young people we’ve seen do interesting and inspiring things for God’s kingdom.
A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers.
A trio of independent worship leaders band together to create music for liturgical worship.
His gaunt, cancer-ridden, AIDS-diseased body testified to the truth: he was dying. There was no doubt about it.
I used to get this question (or some variation of it) all the time during my seven years as a youth pastor.
What’s in a Name?
Complementarianism, Egalitarianism, and the CRC’s Stance on Women’s Ecclesiastical RolesSynod wrestled again and again and again with differing positions on what the Bible says about women. In the end, the CRC’s position cannot be described as either
Nature enthusiasts and scientists have been studying snow for a long time. You can too!
I’m in my mid-50s, and it feels like my faith and my interest in faith matters have stalled. What’s my problem?
A distinction between homosexuality as an orientation and homosexualism as explicit and overt homosexual practice is central to this position.
More than 20 years ago a downsizing parishioner, a willing deacon, and another congregation seeing a need helped to launch an ongoing furniture ministry at Covenant Christian Reformed Church in Cutlerville, Mich.
Adeara Recovery Centre in Edmonton, Alta., is unique in that city for allowing women to have their children with them on their recovery journey.
Practices and stories inform and deepen lament.
A fictionalized account of Wilson Edward Reed’s experience growing up Black in the South during the 1950s and ’60s, Junebug is a middle-grade novel that shows how to move beyond hardships.
Each Tuesday, the Calvin Theological Seminary community gathers for Public Reading of Scripture.
“I can’t go to church, but I want to worship.”
“They were determined to make the road better for God’s people, and the rains could not stop them.”
This devotional looks at the transfiguration of Jesus in depth, giving readers a glorious lens through which to view Jesus during Lent and Easter
Children can learn all about Saint Valentine, a man whose life of kindness and love inspires us each year to let others know how much they mean to us.