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This was proving to be a memorable afternoon.

A compelling personal story from an evangelical Christian mother of an LGBTQ+ child.

The celebrated naturalist reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime and the devastating environmental changes he has seen.

A wife with same-sex attraction and her husband share what they learned about marriage, commitment, and God’s grace.

Jesus demonstrated how eternity could look by taking seriously people’s needs here on earth.

I quickly realized she had a heart for people and further for children, restoration, justice, Jesus, and the church.

Paul McCartney shares music he wrote during the pandemic.

A devotional explores the theme of God’s love and faithfulness through the pages of the classic L. M. Montgomery novel.

On their fifth full-length album, alternative worship band Citizens self-assuredly tackles an oft-attempted but rarely well-executed topic: joy.

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples.

“Quaking” seems like a good word to describe the world and its people in this season.

I look back with amazement at these four decades and find that I am still traveling, living often as a foreigner and stranger.

Though our representation may be flawed, Christ can turn our weakness into his strength.

Kids can count reasons to love the planet and learn ways to protect it in the pages of this conservation-themed book.

The Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s smash hit book offers fantasy lovers a treat.

A response to our fractured political discourse, Hobbit Virtues speaks to the importance of “virtue ethics” by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien—with particular attention to his hobbits.

Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont., and Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Mich., have made recent programming changes, including dropping majors in certain languages and launching new business degrees.

Writer Charles C. Camosy echoes a call to courage for pro-life constituents to stand "clearly and firmly for prenatal justice regardless of the political consequences."

“An independent, nonprofit, and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture, and ethics,” Religion News Service is a helpful way to keep Banner readers informed.

Celebrating joyful moments like the receiving of candidates for ministry and addressing weighty matters like requests for church discipline, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates met June 15 and 16.

Responding to a request from a Christian Reformed congregation to Synod 2021, the CRC’s Council of Delegates has asked the denomination’s executive director to develop a mechanism that would allow LGBTQ voices to be heard by delegates to the next synod with regard to the human sexuality report.

In place of Synod 2021 the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates, with some discussion, left unchanged an earlier decision to remove adoption agency Bethany Christian Services from its list of approved organizations for offerings.

Over an online video meeting, streamed to YouTube, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates received new candidates for ministry and blessed them as they take up God’s assigned work.