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A second-annual pig roast that has become a “city event” is part of Ireton (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church’s efforts to love their neighbors and build a stronger community.

A pastor of the Christian Reformed church who led the ministry of Disability Concerns for 14 years, Rev. Dr. James Lee Vanderlaan died Aug. 18 at age 81.

I know what it’s like to be in a pastor’s family when called to a new church. This past year, I’ve gained new perspective going through a pastoral transition from the congregation’s side. 

Stirring portraits of 18 women who met Jesus.

A Chinese-American granddaughter grapples with saying goodbye to her beloved Nai Nai in China—without her ever knowing.

In her latest album, Sheryl Crow stitches together a patchwork of musical influences.

After visiting 60 Christian Reformed congregations across Canada through 2018 and 2019 Jeremy Benjamin sees a “real understanding of putting our faith into action when it comes to kingdom work in our cities.”

In 1919, when Johanna Veenstra crossed the Atlantic, she became the first Christian Reformed missionary to serve outside North America and its first female missionary.

For 32 years, Tim Palmer devoted his life to the people of Nigeria as a seminary professor and scholar. He died Aug. 20 at age 68.

Diet Eman, a Dutch resistance hero during World War II who died Sept. 3, wrote for The Banner and shared her story in her later years. See here what she wrote.

A pastor who sought to emphasize Jesus’ command to love one another, Jim Mantel died Aug. 16.

Taylor Swift’s seventh album shifts gears from hate to love. 

An illuminating photo-journalism book documents the dignity of those on the margins. 

In a culture drowning in conflict, there is simply nothing more beautiful, needful, or relevant than the reconciling power of the gospel and a people willing to live in light of it.

Whatever it looks like and however it is made, bread is a part of many celebrations and everyday meals all around the world.

The author of Genesis had no intention of giving us a 21st-century, scientifically precise account of how God created all things.

Mark Charles, speaker and author with Navajo and American-Dutch lineage with a history in the Christian Reformed Church, is running an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, desiring to build a nation where “‘We the people’ truly means all the people.”

Dordt University’s two Pro-Tech programs offer students a different way to train for careers in agriculture and manufacturing.

What the horror genre has to teach us about good and evil. 

A beautifully narrated middle-grade novel highlights the dignity of India’s street children.

I recall the days when “Grape Road” was lined with cornfields and farmsteads. Now it’s a continuous three-mile strip of commercialism.

In making the visit, she saw how volunteers such as these in the village of Akokma are making progress possible even after an official program has ended.

I await the day when my grandchildren see the stone at our home and ask me, “Why did your Trinity colleagues send you off with that verse?”