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Reggie Smith critiques a documentary examining the craft and power of African American films released in the landmark era of the 1970s.

Discover some of the world’s most celebrated artists and works, through which we can witness the gospel of Christ.

A bullied 12-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down.

Avatar 2 stuns with splendid visuals.

My ancestors were connected to the land in many ways, which connected them to the Creator.

North Korea has returned to the top of the World Watch List with its highest-ever persecution score after an increased number of arrests of Christians under its ‘anti-reactionary thought’ law.

Almost 400 Orthodox Christian theologians from 44 countries convened in the largest international conference of its kind Jan. 12 in Greece.

Canadians preparing for ministry through Calvin Theological Seminary no longer face the decades-long hurdle of the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar.

There are diverse ways to worship and walk with God.

The greatly-anticipated release from seven-time GRAMMY-winner TobyMac is his first full-length project since 2018's The Elements.

The New York Times-bestselling author of The Orphan Collector blends fact and fiction, as mistaken identities lead to a young woman's imprisonment at Willowbrook State School.

It’s a good thing that when God created heat, he also created rules for heat to follow.

Christ descended into the margins, became dust, and died for us.

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Assuming God did predestine only a select few to be saved, why would he bother creating people he did not elect for salvation?

This beautiful collection of short stories by a CRC member follows the lives of interconnected individuals, each navigating the often humorous, sometimes tragic, and always fascinating twists and turns of daily life.

Reporting back from his work in homeless services, minister and advocate Kevin Nye introduces readers to the Christ he’s met in tents, shelters, and drop-in centers.

A troubled teen and a surly superhero work together to save the day.

“There’s something about love that builds up and is creative,” the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared in a sermon. “There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive.”

The Association of Theological Schools reports that professional degrees are attracting a higher percentage of students at theological schools across the U.S. and Canada, while the Master of Divinity is falling off in enrollment.

CRC members Jenny McAlister and Jerry Bouma were presented with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medals.

‘If you kept it online, you probably don’t have a religious education program now,’ Hartford Institute for Religion Research director Scott Thumma said last fall of churches’ youth activities.

A report looking at the religious makeup of the new U.S. Congress finds it predominantly Christian. Among those senators and representatives are Christian Reformed members from Michigan and Iowa.