At an age when many are still going to school, 22-year-old Getenet Timmermans is starting one.
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At First Christian Reformed Church in Grand Haven, Mich., one person’s trash is another person’s opportunity to be of service.
“There are a lot of cold people [without homes], and there are also a lot of warm, empty churches,”
In Memoriam: Rev. Edwin Walhout
1926-2017Edwin Walhout lived his entire life in service to his Lord.
When the church they attended closed, Brian and Betsy Turnbull longed to see a thriving ministry in their neighborhood
What do pastors think about social or political issues?
On January 30, Steven Timmermans, executive director of the 㽶Ƶ released a statement
A week after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, throngs of anti-abortion marchers gathered near the White House
What started out as the initiative of a British Columbia church turned into a project with the whole community.
In Matthew 25:36 Jesus says, “I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Palos Heights (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church is taking a deeper look into the problem of racism
In Memoriam: Rev. James Peter Vosteen
1931-2016A man of great humility, Peter Vosteen loved to preach and to teach others to preach.
In Memoriam: Rev. Jack Westerhof
1938-2016Jack Westerhof was a patient listener gifted with empathy, compassion, humility, and open-mindedness.
There began his epic 750-mile (1200-kilometre) solo journey from the South Pole to the Antarctic Coast.
As Anza D’Antonio read about people in Syria being subjected to daily bombings, ISIS brutality, and chlorine gas attacks,
As 2016 drew to a close, Rev. Dongil Kim, pastor of The Abundant Life Korean Christian Reformed Church in Los Angeles, Calif., was concerned
In Memoriam: Rev. Adrian Van Giessen
1959 -2016Adrian Van Giessen was a gifted and natural leader who sought out and cultivated the potential in others.
It might seem odd for a Christian school community in rural British Columbia to invite a world-renowned speaker
On the third Monday of every month, you’ll find a group of knitters
The men and women labeled as “forgotten” who walk Aurora Avenue in Seattle, Wash., facing homelessness or drug addiction,
When an extreme weather advisory threatened people who live on the street,
On the Seabreeze dairy farm in Delta, B.C., nothing goes to waste, including manure