In this latest book by Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret), Ben and Rose, born 50 years apart, each set out on a qu
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Have you even been scolded for treating the spiritual life too . . . lightly?
Over 40 years since his first album and eight years since his last, Leonard Cohen at age 77 has just released a new one.
For people who care about a complete history of the Christian Reformed Church, Dante Venegas is an important person to know.
Sharing Spiritual Wisdom: Leave a Legacy for the Ones You Love
by Carol J. Rottman“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from yo
READ MORE READ MORE Take Shelter is a film about a man who may be having visions warning o
Music fans, get ready—Grammy Award winners will be announced on February 12.
When Michael and Derek visit the Harpers Ferry Civil War Museum, they’re convinced that “it must have been cool to fight i
READ MORE We’ve tallied your votes for the Banner Choice Awards, and the winners are:
Songwriter Laura Marling has been on an interesting spiritual trajectory.
Socrates in the City is what every cont
Do you have a young explorer in your midst, someone who dreams of faraway places?
Life in a Day
reviewed by Ron VandenBurgEnlisted by producer Ridley Scott and National Geographic, amateur videographers in over 190 countries captured moments of everyday li
What were your favorite movies of 2011?
What happens when an Austen favorite meets a modern master storyteller? A classic whodunit is born. Mystery replaces romance in P.D.
Gungor’s music is hard to categorize. It is experimental. It is beautiful.
In 1946, Viola Desmond was jailed in Nova Scotia, Canada, when she sat in the front of a theater instead of in the segregated “c
What were your favorite movies of 2011?
The Way
reviewed by Jenny deGrootReleased in movie theaters this past fall, The Way takes viewers down the ancient p
What Banner reviewers thought of some of the films of 2011.