Randall Wright, chief of the police department of Fremont, Mich., has been teaching Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) in his community since December 2016.
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After a day’s work, Jennifer Garcia drove over from San Antonio and propped a homemade poster drawn by her and her 6-year-old son at an intersection near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.
Bible scholar, writer, editor, pastor, and theological librarian Harry Boonstra was a wise, gentle, caring man with a playful side and a dry sense of humor.
A visionary pastor, church planter, teacher, and mentor, Rev. Paul Hahn passed away in Korea on June 20 from cancer at the age of 84.
The people of Geneva Campus (Christian Reformed) Church in Madison, Wisc., commemorated the 500th anniversary...
On Saturday October 28, more than 200 people gathered at Clearview Christian Reformed Church in Oakville, Ont., to sing, create crafts, laugh, and give God “Every Praise” at this fall’s Friendship Festival.
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional grouping of churches.
Congregations and communities of believers from all over the Christian Reformed church commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
Last month, participating in a project spearheaded by Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada
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Prayer is the bedrock of all Indigenous ceremonial life,
A New Testament scholar, professor, and accomplished author, Simon “Sam” Kistemaker was noted for his kindness, modesty, and gentleness of spirit.
Twilight is the quiet beauty between sunset and dusk.
Jesus broke bread and said to his disciples, “Do this in remembrance of me,
The Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice (OSJ) is calling on church members
This month and next our Canadian and U.S. congregations celebrate Thanksgiving.
The congregation of Bethany Christian Reformed Church in Gallup, N.M., is ready to harness energy for their church building from a strong New Mexico resource—the sun.
The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church held its first meeting October 11-13, 2017, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The newly constituted Council of Delegates adopted a statement about recent tragic events, including hurricanes, mass shootings, earthquakes, wildfires, and refugee crises.
The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church decided that the denomination will hold an Inspire event every two years, starting in 2019.
The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church discussed the evolving relationship between the CRC and the Reformed Church in America (RCA),...
In September of last year, prison chaplain Susan Cleveland donated a kidney to Buddi Subba, a former refugee from Nepal and a recently naturalized U.S. citizen, at a hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The city of Toronto, Ont., is well known for hosting the famed Toronto International Film Festival.