When I started attending a Christian Reformed church in 1973, my only interest in the church was it had a basketball court inside the building. Over time, I found the pastors were gracious and kind...
There is a man I know. More than a man – a friend and a prophet. He is Indigenous, tall, with small piercing eyes that bore into you with gentle kindness. He is a stranger longing for a heavenly...
During the time of the dictatorship in Chile (1973-1990), the Christian denominations decided to be either neutral or ambiguous toward the regime. This created an environment of division, distrust...
Lord, in this Holy Week as we walk with your Son to the cross and wait for resurrection, hear our prayers! Sudan Government in Turmoil, Protests Continue Last week the Sudanese military carried out a...
My great-great grandparents, Gjalt and Klaaska Heslinga, came from the Netherlands to the U.S. in 1893 under the false promise of good farmland in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Barely into their...
We bring our prayers to Creator God, who both "takes up our pain and bears our suffering" and will "let justice roll down like a river." Tension Heightened after Airstrikes between Palestine, Israel...
Political pundits and partisans often use the annual budget announcement as an opportunity to evaluate a government – to sing its virtues or to decry its follies. Many civil society organizations...
In honor of the 50 Muslim victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks, we are re-sharing this 2016 article from CRC member Nick In't Hout of Redlands, CA. The article was originally written in response...
We bring our prayers to Creator God, who both "takes up our pain and bears our suffering" and will "let justice roll down like a river." Study Highlights Disparities in Consumption and Air Pollution A...
Recently I found this picture in an article from National Geographic. What a beautiful sight. A sign of hope in a broken world. An oasis in the desert. I was even more delighted to find out that in...
In honor of today's Global Climate Strike, we offer this post from long-time climate organizer, Rev. Rich Killmer of the CRC's Climate Witness Project. I am 76 years old. I often think about the kind...
February 22 marked Ontario’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. That same day, the news broke about Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, being charged with solicitation of prostitution...
