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‘Twas the Season of Lent is a 40-day devotional and storybook that explores the life, words, and works of Jesus and encourages families to draw closer to God during the Lenten season.

Eight pieces of legislation under the regionalization plan would reshape the denomination, creating four equal conferences—Africa, Europe, the Philippines, and the United States—each able to customize practices to fit local needs.

Gospel singer Kirk Franklin won his 20th Grammy award, hip hop artist LeCrae his third and fourth, and pastor and singer Tye Tribbett his third.

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Here are a few highlights from the 2023 survey related to spiritual practices.

When busyness is worn as a badge of honor, the choice to seek rest can feel counterintuitive or even wasteful. Deep rest requires intentionality, self-compassion, and practice—lots of practice.

The Porter’s Gate has partnered with Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries to create an album of songs about mental health and faith.

As Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer, begins to settle in her new home, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a 19th-century plantation and confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood.

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Movie buff LeMarr Jackson shares his picks for the five best films of 2023

As a 6-year-old, I depended on God and his angels to help me across the ice.

Frost is a unique and beautiful aspect of creation.

“What message would you have us take of this island?” I asked. The answer: “That slavery happened, and that it must never happen again.”

Our Lord and Savior was an ordinary guy who did ordinary work for most of his life.

More than 60 Christian Reformed ministry leaders, local church leaders, and members met virtually Jan. 27 to hear and discuss stories and strategies of church planting in Canada.

A pastor to fellow pastors, who was passionate about preaching, Archie Bazuin lived to 97 years. He died Jan. 12.

A pastor, seminary professor, and leader of prison ministry, David Schuringa, had a commitment to the Christian Reformed confessions and an impact beyond the denomination. He died Sept. 14, 2023, at age 70.

Convinced that the lives of ordinary Black people deserved to be documented, Roy DeCarava celebrated beauty through his photography, a process captured in this exquisite picture book.

Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.

What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?

만약 예수님이 오늘날 우리 가운데 거니셨다면 벤치나 적어도 쉬실 곳이 있었을 것입니다.

Christian leadership requires living out a life of service throughout the week, not just on Sundays.