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He wrote, “While the church is shrinking in North America, globally the church is growing.” 

Divorce rocked my world when my spouse left me. Now, as my 30s draw to a close, I’m alone and a single parent—certainly not by choice

Teaching children with different degrees of Bible knowledge is a challenge for teachers in church education and in day schools. 

First Presbyterian Church and First Christian Reformed Church of Chatham, Ont., collaborate each summer for a community work project, right in their own backyard.

Our readers write! Rev. George G. Vink reviews J. Cameron Fraser’s book about Lord Mackay, a Christian serving in the public realm.

Katherine Applegate’s novel introduces juvenile readers to a world of swashbuckling adventure and warfare between good and evil.

Leave No Trace provides a low-key but subtle critique of how our society treats veterans.

After a short conversation—with me communicating via a computerized voice machine and using a wheelchair for mobility—the man turned his back on me and asked Eric, “So . . . do you take care of her?” 

A change in the application for the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs program has added complexity and confusion to the process for some Canadian Christian Reformed churches. 

Adam Perez, a member of Kenosha (Wisc.) Christian Reformed Church, was recently honored by the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada with its Emerging Scholar award.

We’re thrilled to announce the winners to the 2018 Banner essay contest “Why Christianity Still Matters.”

Persecution takes many forms and happens in unexpected places.

First Christian Reformed Church in Ripon, Calif., recognized its 100th anniversary with celebrations spread from February to September. 

The room was quiet as the two men shared their stories. Both told of heartbreak and loss. 

Director Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs is a visual masterpiece with a lot to chew on.

Singer-songwriter Plumb writes music that is unique in its honesty, vulnerability, and hopefulness.

Newbery Award-winning writer Katherine Paterson explores life in the early years of Castro’s Cuba in her latest children’s book.

At Plymouth Heights Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., a recent worship service included a four-legged guest named Walter.

Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Mich., will offer two master’s level online courses taught in Spanish beginning in the fall of 2018.

Because all of us are capable of all kinds of evil, we need to prepare in advance so that we can make safe environments to focus on the gospel of Jesus Christ.

This picture book celebrates our Creator’s gift of light.

Pastor, chaplain, gardener, carpenter, inventor, and fisherman, Louis Baker passed away on May 4 at the age of 93, following several years of living with Parkinson’s disease. 

In November of 2016, my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram.