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Have you ever wondered how much time the average Christian Reformed church member spends volunteering for their congregation?

Following in the wake of their critically acclaimed 2020 debut album Flown, Norwegian art rockers Dim Gray return with its “atmospheric” follow-up, Firmament.

The Deadly Scrolls brings together religious intrigue and contemporary detective work, against the explosive backdrop of the Dead Sea Scrolls and modern-day Jerusalem.

It might be helpful to think about our media consumption like our food consumption: try for a well-balanced diet.

El hecho de que la segunda persona de la Trinidad se hiciera carne en el niño Jesús no sólo fue milagroso—un signo del poder de Dios—sino también sorprendente—un signo de la humildad de Dios.

He’s different,” they said. “Different” meant I was not one of them. The difference had to be highlighted.

 People can be excellent at hiding intense pain while silently crying out for compassion, friendship, and love.

When the wind of passion leaves our sails, we beat the oars.

A hilarious, action-packed, and highly illustrated middle-grade adventure from acclaimed author and artist Matt Phelan.

This Emmy-nominated prequel to "Breaking Bad" follows small-time attorney Jimmy McGill as he transforms into morally challenged lawyer Saul Goodman.

Actions of Christian Reformed classes (regional group of churches) in the past several months include welcoming candidates as ministers, disbanding congregations, and adopting procedures for handling confessional difficulty gravamina.

Sean Folkerts has ministered with North America Indigenous Ministries in the Maskwacis community in Alberta since 2016. Now Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church in Lacombe has commissioned him Minister of Evangelism and Discipleship in Maskwacis.

A new collection of renowned artist Nikki McClure’s stunning papercuts, with a contemporary, community-minded message.

The former CRC director of Chaplaincy and Care, who died in 2017, has been inducted into the Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor because of his “lifelong efforts to increase awareness of post-traumatic stress and ‘moral injury in war,’ and to assist veterans suffering from it.”

Our congregations rely on volunteers to help them run. Denominational ministries do as well.

Since 1942, long before podcasts, the BBC has been asking guests which eight musical tracks they would take with them if they were to be stranded on a desert island.

Book by a Dordt Theology professor helps us understand how culture forms us as political actors, moves us aesthetically, shapes the rhythms of our lives, and connects (or disconnects) us from God and neighbors we are called to love.

We need to remind ourselves in these times that the body of Christ is made up of millions of individual members, each unique, precious, and indispensable.

These types of trees are known as conifers and include trees such as pine trees, firs, spruces, and cedars.

There can be much good in saying yes to something, but there’s also good in saying no.

Inspired by an incarnational theology that emerges from a missional reading of Luke 10, Chung and Meehan discover the stories of contemporary disciples who labor in the harvest fields of God's uncommon, upside-down Kingdom

Australian crime drama franchise delivers backstory in excellent prequel

Bookshop owner, bibliotherapist, and occasional sleuth Nora Pennington must enlist the help of her librarian friend Bobbie to unravel the connection between The Scarlet Letter, an obscure 19th-century writer, and a dead hiker.