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Third-place winner of The Banner’s 2024 Young Adults Writing Contest, with the topic of peacemaking.

We never went back. No explanation was necessary.

I am concerned that by preserving my marriage I am compromising myself and risking my emotional, mental, and physical health.

Mama’s Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books.

I dearly love the Reformed doctrine of God’s grace.

John and Jane Smith become secret agents for a mysterious organization. Their work puts both their skills as spies and their relationship to the test. The two have to deal with a world full of dangers.

Christian Reformed churches in Canada heard from two groups this summer: one a grassroots movement looking for congregations ready for an independent Canadian CRC, and one the CRCNA Canada Ministry Board saying councils weren’t obligated to respond.

“I came to the Middle East having experienced quite a lot of loss. … I had a lot of healing to do—spiritually, emotionally, physically,”

A true-crime podcast about a woman who scammed a community into believing a lie.

The book is always better, but sometimes the screen adaptation comes mighty close.

Do some methods cause us to multitask too many things? Do some of the things churches do during communion, such playing music, make it hard for us to meditate?

If you see ridged spikes breaking through the water and you hear a deafening roar that sends shivers down your spine, there can only be one logical conclusion: Godzilla is coming!

Read the second-place winner of The Banner’s 2024 Young Adult Writing Contest on the topic of peacemaking.

It might seem strange that an Orthodox Jewish rabbi would side with a Christian adoption agency that refused to accommodate a Jewish couple. But I do.

From “Dominee Vanden Ende” to “Pastor Tony,” Anthonie Vanden Ende’s pastoral ministry spanned 43 years, two countries, and three Canadian provinces.

The Christian Reformed Church in North America’s new role of director of ecclesiastical governance will emphasize spiritual practices in the church’s assemblies.

While not as famous as her siblings Wilbur and Orville, Katharine Wright is equally inventive—especially when it comes to solving crimes—in this historical mystery series inspired by the real sister of the Wright Brothers.

Based on a true story, two brothers record an album and wait 30 years for it to find an audience.

Since assuming leadership of the Latino/a Ministry Program, Mariano Tijerina-Pike has concentrated on providing a flexible format, contextualizing Reformed theology for diverse ministry contexts, and developing local and global partnerships.

Looking Up is a meditation on birding as a practice of hope. Weaving together stories from her own life, with reflections on birds of many kinds, Ellis invites us to open our eyes to the goodness of God.

Keyboardist Jeff Johnson and guitarist Phil Keaggy release their fifth album together, and the result is mesmerizing.

God is at work wherever the Spirit has placed us, and we are sent to remain.