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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

Can a parachute be used liturgically?

We’re here because the Lord put us here, and we love it.”

If not for a small devotional booklet called TODAY, Ella Sue Watkins might never have been born.

LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.

Through partnerships with the congregations, classes, and members of the Christian Reformed Church, Home Missions is helping to create vi

Iona stewart’s first encounter with the Christian Reformed Church was a service at Second CRC Brampton, Ontario, to which a friend