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Award-winning author Mitali Perkins reminds kids that wherever they go and whatever they do, in all of these changes, Jesus is with them.

Our reviewer compares the new adaptation of the Austen classic to her second-most favorite film of all—1995’s version starring Emma Thompson.

The Banner’s Mixed Media editor recommends three books for NAHM and all year round, including a Narnia-inspired fantasy book for middle-graders, a bestseller about a Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia, and a memoir of the NHL’s first Indigenous player.

Remembered for his sense of humor and a passion for classical music, pastor and chaplain Ron De Young died Oct. 6, at age 84.

The Banner talked to two congregations using annual trunk-or-treat events to connect with their communities.

What emerged from an initial challenge was something entirely new that honored multiple traditions.

He was the first non-ordained person to sit in the chair.

This book by a master luthier combines the craft of violinmaking with spiritual reflection, mindfulness, and a "master class on discerning the sacred in everyday work".

You will spend multiple days sitting in the same chair while you discuss, debate, and sometimes exchange heated words over a variety of proposals.

As soon as we are old enough to get a job, how much we should work becomes a question.

George Bailey’s story still holds up 80 years later.

See our list of movies, books, and podcasts to check out this month.

Vander Ploeg was a staunch conservative, dedicated to preserving the CRC’s Calvinistic heritage.

This saying is not in the Bible.

Seamlessly weaving between the Great Depression and a journey aboard the Titanic, Nikki Shannon Smith tells a story about what it means to survive, and all those we leave behind to do so.

Through the eyes of three siblings and their moshom (grandfather), readers are taken on a journey filled with cherished moments, from cheering at sports events to sharing traditional Cree knowledge and language.

Four Chicago-area Christian Reformed churches hosted a Ministry Residency Intensive this summer, encouraging students and blessing local congregations.

Named Kuyper College’s seventh president in June, Daniel Churchwell was inaugurated in the role in October.

Faced with a smaller congregation in a changing neighborhood, Emmanuel CRC in Sauk Village, Ill., found a new calling without “looking for an off-ramp.”

Ahmet was raised a Muslim but curious about Christianity.

Motherhood is overwhelming, tender, exhausting, and beautiful—and can feel like a spiritual desert. But what if motherhood offers us a deeper understanding of who God is?

How does that happen? How does something wrong become so familiar that we stop giving it a second thought?