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The English Ministry podcast features people who are from the Korean and Asian American immigrant church context (especially in the PCA) and gives voice to their stories.

From naming and renaming what eventually became the Christian Reformed Church in North America to the first publication dates of denominational periodicals, quite a number of memorable events in our denomination happened in February. Here are a few:

Las Escrituras nos instan a decir la verdad con amor (Ef. 4:15). Creo que esto significa decir la verdad no sólo con buena intención, sino también de forma cariñosa, amable y gentil.

The truth is that we may say with our lips that we love the Lord and that he is our treasure, yet our hearts may be far from jim.

If you believe that people go immediately to heaven when they die, do you think it might have been a bit cruel to Lazarus for Jesus to bring him back to life?

When I mentioned to a friend that I think everyone should find a job they love, he responded that some people just need to make a living. Is this a cop-out?

Humans are both dust and reflections of the divine. Two sacred, God-given identities meant to sit side by side, each meant to inform and contextualize the other. But what happens when the balance is thrown out of whack?

One of the things I’m (re)learning is that fasting is one of the most helpful disciplines for listening to God and discerning his will during difficult or divided times.

A beautiful, full-color guided journal to practicing prayer through the language of the psalms.

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands.

The report also raises the alarm on a degrading situation for Christians amid attacks on Christian schools and hospitals in India.

Gateway Community Church in Abbotsford, B.C., partners with BC Housing to run an emergency shelter. It isn’t all success stories, but volunteers say they still experience hope.

Everywhere we look, no matter the time of year, the wonders of creation remind us that God is always near.

Beginning in the summer of 2024, Calvin University will pilot a free academic transition program called Wayfinder in the 49507 area.

A new faith-based series explores the challenges of a female paleontologist in Wyoming Territory of the late 1800s.

A Belmont University professor in Nashville has a particular interest in exploring what is happening in contemporary worship.

La doctrina reformada sobre la claridad de las Escrituras enseña que lo que se necesita para la salvación está claro en las Escrituras. No enseña que todo en la Escritura es claro y fácil de entender.

Christian, oh Christian … What lies are you believing?

See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.

Our telescopes create more questions than answers. But they certainly elicit a response.

The 10 most-accessed articles on thebanner.org between January and December 2023, in order of most views to fewer. For links and 15 more of our most popular articles from the past year, visit thebanner.org/2023-top-25.

I learned a lesson recently: the art of asking, in the face of seemingly impossible obstacles, “What can I do?” This takes my focus from the barriers to what is possible.

The Reformed Church of America’s Commission on Christian Unity meeting with a delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in October included CRC pastor Anthony Elenbaas.