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The author of Tuesdays with Morrie writes movingly of the little Haitian girl he loved and lost.

Families are busy, and this new resource gives them the room and options for faith formation to “happen in all of the little moments of life.”

The Banner is pleased to present a writing contest, sponsored by Multiplication Network on the topic, “What Gives You Hope?” We’ll publish the top two winning articles in print and the top three online, plus award cash prizes of $1,000 USD (first prize), $500 USD (second prize), and $250 USD (third prize).

우리 교회는 기도하고 성경을 읽으며 기타 영성 훈련을 통해 성령의 능력으로 우리의 삶과 공동체를 그리스도를 위해 변화 시킵니다.  

The thoughtful conclusion of the story of a Viking boy and his dragon.

A cat named Catastrophe gets lost along the sea and makes friends in the low tide pool.

We as a Christian community benefit when silence is broken.

“Purity in the hands of a holy God is a powerful instrument.”

Change is rarely ever easy or painless. However, I am certain that there was never any ill intent on anyone’s part.

When you take leftovers home, they’re almost always given in Styrofoam containers that can’t be recycled. What’s the most stewardly option?

Riveting faith-based historical fiction envelops readers in the aftermath of Chicago’s Great Fire.

A cynical journalist’s life changes when he writes a profile of the beloved Mr. Rogers.

Ireland’s Christian band We Are Messengers releases its vulnerable second album.

I see the discipline of Lenten fasting more as an opportunity to refocus our values, a regular reminder of our spiritual callings through giving up something we take for granted.

At any given moment, there are members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America who are praying.

Hoping to draw people together out of the cold for a “family-friendly community event,” Georgetown CRC in Hudsonville, Mich., built an 18-hole miniature golf course through its hallways and open spaces.

An effervescent podcast from NPR arts commentators highlights the best in movies, TV shows, books, and music.

Coldplay preaches a message of love for the poor and oppressed.

I set my bike on the ground and trotted over to the truck. Inside, a man was sitting upright behind the wheel, his head on his chest, his hands hanging limp in his lap. Something needed doing, but where to begin?

Have you ever wondered why most animals have tails? What are they for? Just what do tails do anyway?

Moral virtue is at once something that God produces in us and at the same time something we need to work at. Moral character, in other words, is a work in progress. 

Recent restructuring to delineate the U.S. and Canada Corporations of the Christian Reformed Church has led to some interim changes to ministry directorship, announced Thursday.