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Climate change and its effect on the poor was the focus of a Creation Care Summit held Oct. 18 at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.

An elderly woman who listened daily to a call-in radio pastor decided one day to call his show.

So much depends on your standpoint when you start to tell what happened “once upon a time.”

No person is an island, yet I often feel like one when I’m new to a church.

There are so many ways to say thank you.

On the eve of both the Canadian and U.S.

I occasionally hear Christians reflect on how God has “blessed” them throughout their lives.

According to legend, the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, considered to be the father of Chinese agriculture, discovered tea accidentally one d

A picture of Shona Paterson (left) was incorrectly identified in the October 2008 Banner with the story “Special Needs Don’t

Obeying the Great Commission

Jason De Vries rightly urges us to rethink the Great Commission because it is a succinct description

We hear statistics of Third World countries so often we become apathetic

The word missional has become a buzzword among many church leaders today. There are varying definitions of that word.

A few years ago my family experienced a Christmas miracle: for once we all agreed on something.

Many intellectuals in university settings struggle to combine their faith with learning. Rolf Bouma wants to change that.  

I had a great time. Get the word out so more people can participate!”

High in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador live the Quechua (pronounced “ketch-oo-wah”), a people descended from the Incas.

Looking at the eager young faces of children in a vacation Bible school classroom in Nigeria, Kristin Vliem was stumped.

I made a new friend. In fact, I made a number of new friends, and I would like to introduce you to one of them.

The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) shares Christ’s love by providing disaster relief and community development p

Little Odette is virtually alone in the world. She rarely says a word or cracks a smile. Her clothes are dirty and torn.

At this stage the global food crisis is more about food access than food shortage.

They call it a global food crisis, but it’s a crisis felt mostly by the world’s poor.

Religious leaders warn that the global financial crisis threatens progress made against poverty and world hunger.