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“Show them no mercy.” Did God really command the genocide of the Canaanites?

St. Patrick’s effective ministry to the Celtic people can show us a path for the here and now.

We can trust that God, the WayMaker, is always at work creating the life of our dreams, through ways we never would have dreamed for ourselves.

Believers and skeptics have civilized debates on this British podcast

Candid, unfiltered stories about how it feels to be a teen adoptee.

The Byrdes are for all intents and purposes an ordinary family. Ordinary save for Marty’s job: the top money launderer for the second-largest drug cartel in Mexico.

The author of the award-winning The Bridge Home brings readers another gripping novel set in Chennai, India, featuring a boy who’s unexpectedly released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mom.

The Rev. Oleksiy Zavada, a Greek Catholic priest in Ukraine, discusses funerals, parish life, and ministering amidst war.

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

New York Times-bestselling author A.J. Jacobs decided to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee. The journey takes him across the globe and transforms his life

Alex Hugo, a former police officer from Marseilles, leaves the city in search of tranquility but ends up having to confront violence in the mountains. French with English subtitles.

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and explores deep truths about the resounding impact of empathy.

A Scripture-based podcast about relationships and purpose by the founder of IF: Gathering.

One pastor’s journey from idealism, through disillusionment, to an acceptance of grace.

A pastor and minister of outreach, Kwan Yiu Timothy Chan was tenacious in his service to people and to God. He died June 8 at age 71.

Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church rejected Jim Lucas in 1998, declining to offer a call for his ministry to LGBTQ people. In May 2022 the congregation formally apologized and welcomed Lucas home.

Known for his authenticity and passion for justice, pastor and missionary Gerald Hogeterp died June 16 at age 80.

The cultural enrichment committee of Wyoming, Mich., was looking for a place for the city to hold its annual Juneteenth celebration. Dana Knight, a committee member, also found a new church home.

For one Iowa church, a Vital Worship grant started a congregation-wide initiative to expand Sunday worship to the other six days of the week.

Among the most notable phenomena we have encountered across the churches we visited was a conspicuous absence of hospitality.

We have all been adopted into the family of God. But my experiences have given me a deeper understanding of that reality.

In June 2021 Pastor Joel Ringma put out a video request to his Terrace (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church community: consider registering as a living donor for a congregant who needs a kidney. One year later Ringma was the match undergoing surgery along with recipient Chad MacDonald, now recovering.

Alan Noble explores how the simple truth that we belong to God reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God.