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In Scripture, debt can be a call to reflect God’s mercy.

In November Richard Gamble broke ground on the creation of a giant Möbius loop to stretch nearly the size of a football field and feature digitally linked testimonies to answered prayer.

This deeply personal story of a perilous crossing, movingly illustrated for a picture book audience, mirrors the plight of families around the world who endure global displacement.

This collection of original songs depicts that period of time between Christ’s burial and his ascension.

German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Now she must journey to the U.S. in search of answers.

A commitment to ministry includes a commitment to raising funds for career missionaries with Resonate Global Mission. One pastor with a discipleship mission for young adults thinks “there should be some ‘fun’ in fundraising.”

The director of Thrive answers questions about the ministry.

One Sunday morning, a pastor steps up to his pulpit and—amid the swirling chaos of a country divided and mourning

Brandon Heath releases a joyful Christmas album with special guests.

No. 1 New York Times-bestselling author Jan Karon gives her beloved fans what they want for Christmas: a new Mitford novel.

I know how to pack a sanctuary, fill it with people, and keep filling it with people every Sunday, too.

Forgiveness can present a significant challenge in the life of a Christian.

The Banner publishes hundreds of columns, reviews, and news stories and dozens of features, editorials, and opinion pieces in the course of a year. Here are the top 5 most-accessed articles online in each category from 2025.

Noted biblical scholar, theologian, and author Esau McCaulley has written a beautiful storybook Bible honoring God’s diverse family.

Novelist Jane Austen was born 250 years ago, on Dec. 16, 1775. Celebrate Austen’s incredible legacy of wit and wisdom with these recommendations.

Keep Jesus in the center of your family's Christmas and Advent celebrations with this beautiful nativity storybook from beloved Bible scholar N.T. Wright.

A denomination-wide conference on discipleship and leadership development in the Christian Reformed Church hopes to build momentum for the denomination’s church planting vision.

A Christian Reformed church leader from Highland, Ind., serving with a disability ministry in Kijabe, Kenya, believes she was led by the Spirit to bless one young man in particular.

After two years of little celebration due to the Israel-Hamas war, holiday festivities are slowly coming back to the Holy Land. But tourism remains limited.

Thrive’s resource series, Ten Ways, has a new look—and is now available in Spanish and Korean.

Sisters in Ukraine are separated by war in this searing, realistic fiction novel for middle-grade readers.