The Banner

Joanne De Jonge’s first Banner article, “Mooncakes and Motorcycles,” appeared in the August 16, 1968 issue. Her final one, “Stargazing,” appeared this week.

“Our Lives: Voices of Westview Centre4Women” opened this November with two evening performances

On Nov. 8-10, women married to pastors found an oasis of grace in San Diego, Calif., at the annual Pastors’ Wives Conference.

Canadian researchers are revisiting a hotly debated sociological question: Why do some churches decline while others succeed?

Kenneth Prol was a man with a passion for bringing everyone he met closer to God.

Newt Scamander is the type of man who nonchalantly hides an entire zoo of exotic animals in his carry-on suitcase

Eighty-one-year-old Mary Oliver is widely acclaimed for her wise, lyrical poetry that presents life as a spiritual pilgrimage.

Norah Jones—perfect music for Starbucks or a dinner party?

a unique book of 25 lovely readings about animals paired with glorious woodcuts

Because the Roman Catholic Church has in some ways over-emphasized the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus,

“Why are you wasting your time reading something that’s not even real?”

How should we live in a culture that no longer values truth?

When he attended Calvin College, Daniel Kim was surprised to be exposed to so many cultures

Mrs. Ben Soda was unsure how to make ends meet. Her husband’s health had declined, and he could no longer work.

This year toward the end of October, around 100 costume-clad kids in South Indianapolis were immersed in a world of candy

Anita Joldersma says she was “bitten by the laundry soap bug.”

A 10-year-old boy’s life was tragically cut short on the rainy night of November 2.

This fall, Korean college students and other young adults gathered in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Faith and Work Forums for Korean college students.

I write this review on the evening of the death of 82-year-old Leonard Cohen,

Arrival, the latest offering from French Canadian film director Denis Villanueve, steers far from the violent subject matter of his last, well-received movie, Sicario