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Mixed Media
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Carole Boston Weatherford’s newest picture book subtly deals with racial discrimination while capturing the hopes and dreams of every mother.
How should Christians respond to the Muslim immigrants in their midst?
These psalms remind us that God hears our sorrows and our questions, and Kimbrough does not shy away from hard questions.
Marilynne Robinson’s nonfiction takes dead aim at the stories we Americans tell ourselves about ourselves and about our mother country.
This adult novel introduces readers to the dark underbelly of the global fashion industry, as well as to the lives of two men who are longing for grace and redemption.
The film version of A Wrinkle in Time suffers under the weight of its own computer-generated imagery and disregards the soul of Madeleine L’Engle’s groundbreaking story.
This animated film tells the story of a courageous young girl in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
This novel for adults is filled with biblical allusions and covers vast physical and emotional territory.
Modern worldviews create problems they cannot solve; the Christian story has the power to move us “beyond” the modern age and heal the scars of modernization.
Aha Gazelle chooses to be vulnerable throughout this album, sharing his struggles and questions around faith, racial injustice, and relationships.
A Banner reader sent this review of the first book in The Pastor Maggie Series.
This live recording celebrates and is inspired by Scripture and creation.
A team of researchers interviewed 235 low- and middle-income families to find out why so many families feel so financially insecure.
What do the current crop of nominated films tell us about our culture and ourselves?
In this picture book, Martin wonders, “If Jesus comes to visit me, what would I say? What would I do? How would I welcome him?”
Abu Atallah was “a good Muslim kid” who grew up in Cairo, Egypt . . .
In the beginning God created humans in his image, male and female . . .
All Set: James K. A. Smith’s latest book, Awaiting the King, is the third book . . .
Imagine an African country untouched by colonialism, completely in control of a rare mineral resource, and more technologically advanced than any other nation.
Living Biblically is a new half-hour comedy based on A. J. Jacob’s best-selling 2007 book The Year of Living Biblically.
Ken Medema has been writing and singing music for the church since the early 1970s, so Nothing Like the Rain, an album of new Medema songs, seems almost instantly recognizable.
A common happening: a father and son go fishing. But in A Different Pond this simple activity is so much more.
Moonee is 6 years old and lives in a cheap hotel in the Orlando area. But this is no Eloise-in-the-Plaza-Hotel fantasy; Moonee’s young single mother, Halley, is doing her best to feed her daughter and make sure they have shelter.