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I have come to realize that Christians are unwittingly selective, and the outcome is a lopsided Christianity.

One of my jobs is to study turtles in the wild because scientists are worried they are going to disappear.

Now surveys show that only about half of the community members attend church regularly.

Is there a model structure that complies with church order yet allows a smaller group to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the church?

Five Christian Reformed congregations near Chatham, Ont., have been creating online worship services together since the implementation of physical-distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A funny and fresh retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma

Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about a brother and sister who cannot overcome their past.

Read the losses and growing friendship of two girls whose lives and beliefs are forever changed after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine.      

A popular Canadian podcast looks at music from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations.

When we share our trauma, we connect with people on a deeper level.

While deferring most of the Agenda for Synod 2020 to the following year’s synod, a special June meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates will process some time-sensitive matters.

Holland Christian Homes is a complex of seniors residences in Brampton, Ont. Its two long-term care manors have cases of COVID-19. The community, and its pastors, are showing care and resilience.

The Banner has received five higher goals awards for devotional, editorial, fiction, and feature articles published in 2019.

The deadliest rampage in Canadian history occurred this past April 18-19 in Nova Scotia. After a 13-hour shooting and arson spree, 22 victims were dead and three injured.

만약 제가 이 감염증 사태인 판데믹과 이로 인한 사회 경제적 영향에 대해 걱정이나 스트레스가 없다고 하면 거짓말일 것입니다. 하지만 저는 하나님을 믿기 때문에 공황상태에 빠지거나 사재기를 하지 않습니다.

성경은 모든 일에 동역하는 협력과 권고의 예로 가득합니다.  

The grants offer pastors an opportunity to gather for learning, support, prayer, encouragement, and fellowship.

Visionary pastor and mentor Rev. Yong Kyu Shin, who devoted his life to preaching, teaching, and mission-focused life, died March 12. He was 78.

From sewing to singing, members of Borculo Christian Reformed Church in Zeeland, Mich., are using the gift of time during COVID-19 isolation.

Season 3 of the lavish historical series based on the life of Queen Elizabeth 2 and her family.

From one of the world’s leading philosophers, this is a powerful defense of religion’s role within the modern university.

A joyous picture book celebrates African-American gospel music.

Jesus always called people not only to follow him, but to join with other disciples in doing so.