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Butterflies lay their eggs on the plants that are the best food for their offspring.

Leaders are typically given way too much credit on both ends of the spectrum. They are either venerated as saints or demonized.

Pew study shows U.S. migrants are much more likely to have a religious identity than the American-born population.

Sally Lloyd-Jones’s upbeat text integrates with Kevin Waldron’s high-energy mixed-media illustrations for a story that exudes unabashed joy.

In the final days of WWII, the paths of a blind French girl and a German soldier collide. Based on Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller.

This post-WW2 novel contrasts oppression with music’s transcendent power.

Despite a pervasive sense of hopelessness in his community, Mayan community leader Diego Alberto Catinac Guarchaj is full of hope for a better future—and not just for himself.

Plain-spoken and eloquent music from Taylor Swift enchants a generation of fans.

In this adorable, often amusing collection, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Lois Lowry, and twelve other poets give thanks for those who bark, purr, chitter, and slither.

In the same way my daughter tirelessly sets up her toys every day, I go through the motions of being with, feeding, reading to, and playing with my kids.

This moment—a plea for passion and meaning—resonated with all of us.

A report from the Christian Reformed Church’s Candidacy Committee on the current leadership landscape of the denomination is included in the Agenda for Synod 2024.

This article is the honorable mention pick for The Banner’s 2024 Young Adults Writing Contest on the topic of peacemaking.

Invited and encouraged by their pastor, attendees of Grace and Peace Church in Chicago Ill., are waking up in the early hours to read their Bibles, pray, and encourage one another.

The hot August sun beat down as I approached the vacant ruins of the old community garden.

As a pastor, church planter, and home missionary, Don Griffioen spent his ministry career bringing churches together, focusing on similarities rather than differences. He died May 26 at age 92.

A pastor who saw his calling as being “a Storyteller with a capital ‘S,’” Herm Van Niejenhuis loved to help others explore the wonder and truth of the Christian faith. He died July 24 at age 75.

New federal rules cap the number of international undergraduate students beginning Canadian programs. Redeemer University will experience a slight decrease, and The King’s University’s international student population is actually going up.

Holiness Here offers practical and inspiring ways to transform your life by helping you see the holiness within your ordinary, everyday life.

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record “We Are the World.” This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.

In this incredible story of ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice, an extraordinary 16-year-old girl in colonial South Carolina defies all expectations to achieve her dream.

Today, Thrive supports more than 200 ministry leaders or churches each year in matters related to abuse awareness, prevention, and response.

Crowder’s latest record grabbed #1 on Billboard’s Christian music chart.