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Though it couldn’t be described as an easy job, Dee Recker says she has loved the work and it has “been a gift” to meet and work with people who dedicate their time to the service of the Christian Reformed Church.

A death by suicide of a fourth-year Redeemer University student who identified as queer has spurred advocacy from friends and community and “fast-tracking” of mental health initiatives from the Ancaster, Ont., Christian school.

Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, died Dec. 31 at age 95.

Go Local is a ministry that coaches believers through a process of learning how to discover where God is at work in their neighborhoods and joining that work themselves.

We need to be Christ’s channels of grace and compassion to all in need.

We want to be a denomination anchored in God’s love for us and propelled by God’s desire to see us grow.

The Banner’s Mixed Media editor picks the Top 5 most transformative Christian non-fiction books she read in 2022.

Through candid conversations with host Julia Dennison, editor of Parents.com, each episode profiles a different famous parent, discussing everything from how their upbringing shaped who they are to their parenting philosophies.

A New York Times bestseller, this middle-grade novel tells the riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.

Could joining God’s mission begin with recognizing God already at work?

Who wants to help a snake? Snakes are icky, weird, and evil, aren’t they?

When Jesus said we would do “even greater things,” what did he mean?

This book reminds us that when we know Jesus, we are free from the world’s definition of success.

The White Lotus is a comedy-drama anthology series on HBO that is set in Hawaii

After struggling over wording in a communal prayer, one ecumenical organization is developing new tools to address divides within its own network.

Brothers Alex and Derek Koops, members of Faith Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa, were publicly acclaimed as "Domino Masters" in 2022.

Seeing online applications as tools for evangelism, Pastor Cari Fydirchuk is developing the Reclaim-App with Acts 1:8 in mind: witnessing Christ to the ‘ends of the earth.’

Are you a prayer warrior?

San Diego-based collective Awaken Music, from the 10,000-member, multi-campus Awaken Church, releases its sophomore full-length album.

By advocating for putting immigrants in the center of the conversation, Karen Gonzalez helps readers grow in discipleship and recognize themselves in their immigrant neighbors.

A ‘kind and humble pastor with a servant heart and a deep love for Jesus and for people,’ John Rickers died Dec. 1, at age 96.

In Matthew 5, Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek and to love our enemies. So why does the CRC allow its members to go to war?

As you slowly sand along the grain, the wood begins to reveal its beautiful characteristics.