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Caledonia (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church has opened a baby pantry to help mothers facing financial hardships.

“When I first started coming to the camps, they thought I was an undercover cop. … When I kept coming, they thought I might be an undercover social worker. … When I took a couple people to church, they realized I was a pastor.”

Three Grand Rapids, Mich., Christian Reformed churches have been a big part of establishing and continuing their neighborhood’s Community Tree Lighting.

Thirteen of the 25 most-accessed online Banner stories in 2022 had to do with Synod 2022, which recommended the human sexuality report and declared that “unchastity” includes homosexual sex.

The ministries of the Christian Reformed Church in North America have several resources to help individuals and congregations in their cultivation of prayer and spiritual disciplines.

What does it look like to be a community that actively cultivates practices of prayer, Scripture reading, and other spiritual disciplines?

The project, by former America’s Got Talent winner, contains 10 gorgeous covers of songs originally by legendary singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell.

Bittersweet is based on the premise that "light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired."

Must the CRC follow the same self-destructive path as other denominations? Perhaps not.

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

Should I reconsider retirement plans if I am concerned about having too much “together time” with my husband? I love him but am worried we’ll get on each other’s nerves.

For 6-foot-8 people like myself, it’s a taste of heaven to be able to stretch out my long legs.

This illustrated, rhyming book will help parents explain to children the unique and wonderful message of God’s grace.

A guide for families of all backgrounds to celebrate cultural heritage and embrace inclusivity in the home and beyond.

An invitation to love like Jesus and step beyond distraction and division into the joy we long to experience—from the author of The Deeply Formed Life, winner of the Christianity Today Book Award

The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability’s 2022 State of Giving report  found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6%

The men’s cross-country team from Dordt University, in Sioux Center, Iowa, won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship in November, a first for the school.

A Michigan congregation raised $83,000 in three months in order to supply a modular home for a family in need and drill a well with Kenya Hope.

If you are like me, you have never heard a sermon on imagination.

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Check out our reviews of movies, music, and books for this month.

Both a New York Times bestseller and a Reece’s Book Club pick, this historical fiction novel focuses on creating the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Worship Initiative’s Aaron Williams centers his first full-length project on the grace, love, and rest Jesus offers