In this middle-grade novel, a girl and her family get caught up in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
Mixed Media
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Canadian Indigenous artist sings powerfully about life as a minority in a dominant culture.
Trauma-informed Christian therapist Aundi Kolber offers a kinder, gentler way to wholeness.
Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told in a stunning picture book.
A true story about the pursuit of excellence on and off the racetrack.
Exceptional picks from a year’s worth of listening by The Banner’s Mixed Media editor.
How C.S. Lewis thought the natural world and senses were a doorway to God.
Christian trio Selah incorporates bluegrass and world music into their new album.
An art expert and a thief travel the world to solve an ancient mystery
A winsome children’s picture book comparing the rhinoceros and the rhinoceros beetle.
A warm and engaging look at the life and career of one of the finest singers of the 20th century.
In the tradition of Because of Winn Dixie, a young girl deals with her mother’s suicide in this riveting juvenile novel.
Old-fashioned whodunit movie surprises, delights.
Singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken embraces the sacred story of Jesus’ birth.
A memoir of a woman who escaped the clutches of the Jehovah’s Witness religious cult.
Is Kanye West’s much-buzzed-about new album truly his first Christian recording?
A soundtrack for Christmas calls listeners to thoughtful reflection.
In this lively podcast, Sadie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame asks guests, ‘What is the best advice you have ever been given’?
Phil Wickham’s second Christmas album brings peaceful worship.
The four Kandel sisters—triplets and a younger sister who each retired from a teaching career—share comical, vulnerable, and spiritually astute insights into getting older.
The cultural and medical history of dementia by a leading psychiatrist and bioethicist who urges us to turn our focus from cure to care.
A retired assassin tries to make a fresh start as a pastor, even as the bullets continue to fly.
A vividly illustrated picture book teaches children about their refugee counterparts around the world.
Fiddles fly on this Irish-infused collection of Christmas music from the beloved Gettys.