A life of faith is not only knowing about God, it is knowing God.
Our Shared Ministry
Our Shared Ministry is a place to hear, discuss, and celebrate the ministry that we, as the Christian Reformed Church, are involved in across North America and around the world.
As a young boy, Calvin College philosophy professor Lee Hardy learned valuable lessons when he worked for his dad at the family-owned dru
In last month’s Church@Work I addressed the need for developing leaders for service in the church.
Bertha “Bert” Verkaik remembers driving with her father 60 years ago and listening to “The Back to God Hour” on t
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Looking in the Rearview MirrorWhy is it that we go “back and forth” and not “forth and back?” Why do we tell someone to “go ahead, back u
Deadly Beauty
How the Church Helped Halt the Blood Diamond TradeWhen violence erupted in Sierra Leone in the early 1990s, missionaries Paul and Mary Kortenhoven didn’t take it very seriously at f
Vince Apostol (far right), the pioneer and “father” of the Christian Reformed Church’s ministries in the Philippines, w
Small-church Sunday schools face special challenges: low numbers mean any absence is felt; the wide range of kids means few are at the sa
The Christian Reformed Church and its institutions have produced many leaders in business, education, medicine, the arts, and other secto
Can a parachute be used liturgically?
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We’re here because the Lord put us here, and we love it.”
If not for a small devotional booklet called TODAY, Ella Sue Watkins might never have been born.
LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Through partnerships with the congregations, classes, and members of the Christian Reformed Church, Home Missions is helping to create vi
Thirty years ago, 13-year-old Hirotsugu Mochida was struggling. His family was having hard times, and he needed hope.
“I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husban
Two Ugandan development workers taught at Calvin College in January in what is believed to be the college’s first-ever interim clas
Like many Christian Reformed churches, Grace Christian Fellowship is looking for leaders at a time when good leadership can be very hard
Recently I had tha privilege of visiting Nigeria. It was a wonderful experience that opened my eyes to a world I had never seen.
A Glimpse Behind the Veil
Worship in the Dementia UnitThe head and the heart do not always coincide.
Preaching professor Thomas Long once observed that good preaching is exactly what it looks like: hard work done under pressure.
For generations God has produced a living faith in the hearts of believers.
Because I always hear your radio program every morning, my family and I were saved,” wrote Mrs.
That’s because Sterk is this year’s official Calvin Lecturer, part of the Calvin Worldview Lectureship cosponsored by Christ