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Faced with a steady stream of people illegally crossing into the state, Arizona legislators passed the so-called “Your papers, plea

On the May holiday weekend, 875 teens and their leaders converged on Sir Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, for four days o

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A good teacher must do at least two things: show the student what is not known and make what is known more clear and applicable to life.

I don’t have a boyfriend or a car.

I’m 23. I still live with my parents.

I was not in a praying mood.

One starry night, God took a man named Abraham outside and said to him, “Look up at the stars—can you count them?” The

I knew it was coming.

esus had many fans during his earthly ministry. Some were dazzled by his amazing miracles.

Historically, when members of the Christian Reformed Church moved to a new location, they built churches, then schools.

Calling

Q I just switched my major from art to biology because my parents tell me I need

Youth-Friendly Churches

Kudos to Rev.

"The body of Christ, given for you,” the elder says quietly, offering the communion bread to Rob.

We all begin as tiny, fragile eggs.

There’s nothing like a lazy sprawl on a reclining deck chair on a sunny August afternoon, a tall glass of lemonade in one hand and

Two youngsters were closely examining bathroom scales on display at the department store.

The heavy prison door slammed behind him. Suddenly the cold, clammy cell triggered feelings that frightened him.

It’s the middle of summer, and chances are the weather outside is HOT.

Ask almost any Christian Reformed person what he or she knows about the Canons of Dort or the Belgic Confession, and you’ll probabl

It was an afternoon in the late 1970s, and I was attending a meeting of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churche

"So when are you ‘flock-worthy’?” a friend asked me.

On the next few pages you will find the annual presentation of candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church.

Lost it at synod this year.

No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t mad. I was overjoyed. But it showed too much.