On Tuesday following the Oct. 27 mass shooting that killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Christian Reformed Church spoke words of mourning, lament, commitment, and resolve.
Dressed in a tall hat, dark pastor’s robe, and ruffled shirt, and sporting a long white beard, Don Sinnema greeted attendees at this fall’s Synod of Dort Commemorative Conference in the Calvin Theological Seminary auditorium.
Calvin College professor of astronomy Larry Molnar made a bold announcement in 2017.
Medicine, war, and romance come together in a multi-layered novel that explores the shifting borders of countries, the shifting alliances of war, and the shifting understanding of self.
These seven songs, all based on Scripture, speak words of hope and joy in a way that both children and adults will appreciate.
It’s as if my whole life I’ve been trying to learn a language, and it wasn’t until I started to write that I could finally speak it.
The answer to this question is all about the Holy Spirit.
Presenting the winners of our first-ever essay contest for college students.
Does legalized cannabis help me to better love and serve God and my neighbor?
According to analysis by Matthew Soerens of World Relief, the number of Christian refugees coming to the United States from the countries where Christians are most persecuted has dropped dramatically.
“Everyone can read Revelation!” is the catchphrase of a new commentary written by retired Christian Reformed pastors Rev. In Yeol (Moses) Jeong and Rev. Tong K. Park.
In a quickly growing region of the United States, Oasis Christian Reformed Church in Winter Garden, Fla., meets its community’s needs with a new daycare for preschoolers.
A Banner reader recommends Elevation Worship’s newest album, a musical offering of honest and raw praise.
As the wind howls and snow blankets the world, all is well in the barn.
This movie, adapted from Angie Thomas’s bestselling young adult novel, gives a rare glimpse into the complexity of feeling pride for living in a misunderstood neighborhood.
Then her husband began drinking again. It took only three months for his abuse to return.
In a statement released to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Canadian ministry leaders in the Christian Reformed Church lamented “poverty and injustice as corporate moral wounds” and affirmed “the urgency of systemic and prophetic responses.”
Eugene Peterson, the best-selling author of The Message and longtime pastor praised as a “shepherd’s shepherd,” passed away Monday Oct. 22 at age 85.
Author Nicole Baart’s latest is an engrossing read about a recently widowed adoptive mother who must unravel the mystery of her late husband’s death to save her family.
Carrie Underwood’s voice continues to be one of the best in country music.
Carrying out the tasks assigned to it after the annual assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, the Council of Delegates adjusted a ministry mandate to include updating Reformed curricula, appointed a team to advise on addressing patterns of abuse, and laid out details for an ad hoc committee on Bible translations.
Mechanic, pastor, and poet Walt DeRuiter lived his life according to Micah 6:8.
This man got a pair of gloves, and I got a blessing. I think I came out ahead.
From beginning to end, Our World Belongs to God testifies that God is fully present and involved in our lives.