The Banner

A ruling in a lawsuit brought by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA against the University of Iowa has found the university’s deregistering of the group was unfair—it ought to be able to require faith in its leaders.

The idea that Fox News-watching religious Republican voters are a stand-in for all evangelicals is ludicrous.

My kid threw a fit when she saw the photos I had posted of her online. I think she’s overreacting, but what do you think?

Some couldn’t repay a debt. Some felt they had no other option but to steal. Some have been falsely accused of crimes. Some are there for murder or manslaughter.

The Creation Project aims to “catalyze a field of study around the doctrine of creation that is faithful to Scripture and informed by contemporary scientific research.” 

In every conversation, students were encouraged to think about ministry not just in terms of talking about the gospel, but in practicing what Jesus did and said.

On their third album, the Lumineers tell stories about three generations of alcoholism.

A girl and her grandmother express gratitude for the sun, sea, earth, and sky.

We do not choose our beliefs based simply on how good or useful they are. Truthfulness is as important a criterion as goodness.

What we can learn from watching the Marvel superheroes find redemption.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to fill a void in our lives is to buy something, and our mind convinces us for a moment that this will cure our ills.

Members of five Christian Reformed congregations in Edmonton, Alta., helped to organize a multifaith vigil as an opportunity to “lament the devastation of our creation, provide support to each other and seek out ways to embrace hope as we move forward.”

A sad Brad Pitt stars in a movie about the space between fathers and sons.

The Christian rock/pop outfit releases a confident ninth studio release. 

How introverted moms can find space to recharge as they raise their children.

James Vanderlaan “served among gifted intellectuals and among those with limited gifts.” He died Aug. 18 at age 81.

When we lack unity, or at the very least, mutual respect, as people of faith we lose our saltiness, and our light grows dim. 

Tenth Avenue North encourages listeners to offload their shame and regrets.

A gentle, funny, wise book about waiting on God.

First Christian Reformed Church in Vancouver, B.C., hosted a series of summer concerts with a deeper meaning in mind.

Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of national church denominations and organizations of which the Christian Reformed Church is a member, issued a public letter to the President of the U.S. on Sept. 17, suggesting necessary elements of “a truly viable peace.”

Everything Christians do for the Lord has significance not only for this life, but for the life to come. 

She didn’t care. But she cared that she didn’t care. Why didn’t she care anymore?