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When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teenager moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns lessons about love, hope, and friendship.

This gripping story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, completes an unforgettable trilogy centering the d/Deaf experience.

The United Nations estimates that children with disabilities are 24 percent more likely to experience physical abuse and neglect than those without.

The Christian Reformed Church’s 12-acre property at 1700 28th St. in Grand Rapids, Mich., has had a prospective buyer since January. It’s the grocery chain Meijer, and it will soon host a residents meeting on its proposed use of the land.

Celebrating the role of gratitude in our lives, Cornelius Plantinga makes the case that it is the very key to understanding our relationships with one another, the world around us, and God.

Jaime Jamgochian offers listeners soothing and sweet melodies in her latest release, Sacred Surrender, her first record in almost four years.

We continue to fight with our teenagers about being on their phones when we’re together. My husband’s constant glancing at his phone isn’t helping. Is this just a modern problem I need to learn to live with?

If you watch closely, you can see many moments of joy in creation. Sometimes creation brings us joy, and sometimes you can see joy happening for other parts of creation.

Although it has been so influential in the West, Christianity is not a Western religion. The gospel of Jesus was preached in Africa and Asia before Europe and North America.

They demolished the Christian school building next door to our church.

I hope April 8, 2024, is a sunny day here in East Palmyra, N.Y. If it is, I’ll have the opportunity to view a solar eclipse from within the “path of totality.”

Set in Poland during WWII, this richly detailed historical novel for adults narrates the stories of twin sisters Antonina and Helena Dabrowska, residents of Warsaw.

A Black and autistic pastor uses historical records, biblical interpretation, and disability studies to examine how ableism in America led to the creation of images, idols, and institutions that perpetuate disability and racial discrimination.

When a middle-aged German woman inherits a house on a Croatian island, she embarks on a spur-of-the-moment trip that reignites her joy in life and opens a door to new love.

Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary hosted the 2024 Kuyper Conference and presented the Kuyper Prize to Sid Jansma Jr., a 1965 Calvin graduate and influential business leader.

Peace CRC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Gate of Testimony church in Gbarnga, Liberia, are “experiencing … the communion of the saints with the worldwide body of Christ.”

I believe inclusion is one of the foremost things Jesus taught during his ministry on earth.

In a March 28 article, Calvin University's student paper Chimes reports on questions about due process, response from the Board of Trustees.

Every week, you’ll find Susan Van Geest’s art class students from Avail Academy in Edina, Minn., outside taking pictures.

Parent Talks, a podcast produced by a CRC church, is a place where parents invite Jesus into their parenting.

As readers flip the book between Vera in Russia and Lucas in Chile, they will learn just how big—and how small—a place the world can be.

I’ve heard Christians say that COVID vaccines are “against their religion.” What do they mean? Does the Christian Reformed Church have a position?

It is a true gift to be able to carry these songs with us! As I reflect on the songs that have shaped me, I find that I often turn to them to comfort me or to lift me up when I need to be reminded of something.