Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
The Other 6
On Sundays many of us focus on worship, youth ministry, and other church activities. But how do we live out our faith the other six days of the week? Stories of discipleship, challenges, and how life experiences shape our faith.
It stands to reason that sex education begins at birth.
It was Palm Sunday 2009, and instead of sitting in a pew in my home church watching the Sunday school children walk down the aisles wavin
With budgets facing ongoing strains, saving money isnāt a tough sell in most congregations these days.
I was walking past the youth room in a church I used to attend when I overheard the following: āWhy do we have to study the Heidelb
The journey of grief is arduous. It is exhausting, seems never-ending, and is filled with anguish and suffering.
āCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
When I first began writing this article, I had a specific person in mindāsomeone whose behavior was extremely . . . inspiring.
My Parkinsonās disease puts me in some unpredictable predicaments,
such as a new rigid prescription drug schedule
thatI think tonight I found some Magi.
A year or two ago, in late autumn, an advertisement appeared on one side of a double billboard near my home.
Iām scared because of the diagnosis the doctor gave me. Iām scared because I lost my job.
Who is Jesus to you? Iām not nosy, just curious.
It began on a long wooden pew.
Pastor Stuās first clue that it might be a long Monday came in an e-mail from Jane, one of the deacons at Friendly CRC.
Is it wrong to be proud of the Christian Reformed Church?
For years, like any responsible Christian parent, I prayed daily for my two children, Aubrey and Aaron.
Riding in the car with my mother, I learned at least one thingāshe did not want me to die.
āNathaniel Van Denend is fasting from Facebook. See you when the Son comes up.ā
Last year Rev.
The Bible is full of examples of people who had mentors in their walk of faith. Paul mentored Timothy. Moses mentored Joshua.
It's 6:30 a.m.āanother school day in our household.
"I am a beautiful, much-loved child of God.ā How difficult it really is to say those words.
Iām 25 and Iām not married. Iām fine with that.