Looking for some justice-themed books that would make great Christmas gifts for the bibliophiles in your life? Here are some recommendations from our CRC and World Renew staff. Have A Beautiful...
It was a quiet Sunday morning service last spring when, during church announcements, my ears suddenly pricked up. Tickets had been donated for the church youth group—of which my two teenage sons are a...
"He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. He asked me, “Son of man...
Faithful friends of Jesus—people of all abilities!—have discussed Christ’s second coming at length. We long for his return to Earth both to impart some of his blessings in the here-and-now, and to...
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge...
It’s Monday morning and I’m on my drive to work. A few blocks from my job there is a woman, butterball naked, with arms raised high in the middle of the street — in my lane, to be exact. Later that...
It’s nearing the end of the Summer season and with the start of September, comes the start of church nursery, Sunday School, catechism, youth groups, Friendship groups and various other church groups...
My memory bank includes many “injustice-firsts” — that is, the first time I encountered a specific form of injustice. My memory bank firsts include in-family abuse of a teenage girl, domestic violence...
Every year, from September 1 to October 4, Christians around the world observe the Season of Creation, a time to renew our relationship with God and all that God has made. These dates are anchored...
Jesus was looking for a few good disciples. In Luke 14, crowds grew larger as Jesus passed villages and towns on his way to Jerusalem. He knew that the Holy City of God was not going to welcome him...
In the new James Gunn Superman movie, the title character claims both to be a punk rock fan and to be motivated by kindness and empathy. At one point, Clark Kent/Superman (David Corenswet) says that...
We, as Christians talk much about love. It is a distinguishing mark of the Christian faith. Or at least it is supposed to be. Sadly, we too often speak the word love without associating it with its...
