2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (155+ words) What did Synod 2026 reveal about the CRC’s changing demographics? What role are immigration and church planting playing? Why might diversity grow best when the gospel- not diversity itself- is at the center? Exploring Synod 2026, Episode 5: How Gospel Centrality Grows a…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (300+ words) The Official Magazine of the Christian Reformed Church Watch and Wonder: Birding as a Spiritual Practice by Ragan Sutterfield Author Ragan Sutterfield, a priest in the Episcopal Church who serves a parish in his native Arkansas, became a passionate birder…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (483+ words) My Wednesday evenings seem a dull affair indeed after the glimmers and laughter of watching 10 episodes of The Other Bennet Sister. Based on the book by Janice Hadlow, the series invites viewers to Jane Austen’s world of Pride and Prejudice…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (235+ words) Now, the summer before high school, Oscar learns that his parents have decided to move to another state for new jobs, and he is filled with trepidation. He’ll have to go to a new high school and make new friends,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (220+ words) Teens in Classis Columbia, a regional group of Christian Reformed churches in the western U.S., have counted on Camp Calvin’s volunteer teachers and other professionals for opportunities in spiritual growth, friendship, and leadership since 1975. Preschool teacher Amy Toornstra, a member of…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (148+ words) Why did Synod 2026 leave the World Communion of Reformed Churches while maintaining other church alliances? What does this reveal about CRC-priorities for church partnerships? Exploring Synod 2026, Episode 4: Communion, Cooperation, and Conviction—Synod on Church Relationships When Synod 2026 considered the CRC’s…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (382+ words) Through the lens of Joseph’s remarkable journey, see how God took one man whose life turned upside down and put him on a path that he never would have chosen for himself, but one that would lead him to God’s…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (473+ words) Why do we practice paedobaptism instead of credobaptism? Why Do We Practice Child Baptism? Why do we practice child baptism? The baptism debate is often framed as an either-or: either you baptize children (paedobaptism) or you baptize those who profess…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (415+ words) “I didn’t just lose my spouse; I didn’t just lose my marriage—I feel like I lost my church, too.” That’s the heartbreaking cry of many who’ve walked through divorce. The question we as the church must ask is, “How…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) How has our seminary related to the past few years’ conversations about confessional integrity? Why did Synod 2026 express renewed confidence in its work? And what is this talk about ‘a book’? Exploring Synod 2026, Episode 3: The Synod and the Seminary As…...