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Jay Kelly offers a story on fame, middle age, and being human.

In a world where workplaces are becoming increasingly diverse, this is a timely guide for Christians navigating the modern faith-at-work landscape.

Proverbs returns to this subject again and again, with well over 150 proverbs about how we speak to one another.

The Banner received professional recognition from the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press for work in four categories in 2025.

The discovery offers insight into how early Christians read and understood Scripture and provides a point of connection for contemporary Christians.

Pastors Chad Steenwyk, president; Derek Buikema, vice president; Jose Rayas, first clerk; and Dave TenClay, second clerk, were selected to serve as Synod 2026’s officers.

One hundred fifty years after a church was founded on its spot, Mount Hope (Ont.) Community Christian Reformed Church celebrates being able to carry on the legacy.

There’s a chair in leadership that gets overlooked. It’s not the seat a pastor holds, or the chair people imagine when they think of influence or authority.

While many readers were shocked, even appalled, at the 2025 mandate change, tussles over the balance between confessional boundaries and editorial freedom are not new.

How do we teach our children about the rainbow God showed Noah when they see a rainbow flag in their neighborhood that has different connections?

Indignation about one thing quickly bleeds over into ranting about another, creating a downward funnel that swiftly thrusts its victims into “utter darkness.”

“There are a lot of people in this world who have such a better quality of life because they were given a wheelchair”—volunteer Roger Feekes, Bethel CRC in Sioux Center, Iowa.

“We are trying to stop the war from entering people’s hearts,” evangelical Christian preacher Francis Mbombo told Religion News Service.

An intimate and hilarious portrait of comedian and actor Martin Short, a man who brings laughter even in deep suffering.

Donna Barber writes about how God provides, drawing parallels to the manna that sustained the Israelites during their wilderness journey.

A girl navigates her father's late-night food delivery route, translating and giving directions in Cantonese and English, until her father shares his immigration story, leading to a deeper appreciation for their life.

Gerard “Jerry” Lee Dykstra, who served as executive director of the Christian Reformed Church of North America from 2006 to 2011, died April 27. He was 76.

We have let our fast-paced, sound-bite society take away our greatest source of comfort and strength. Busyness dulls our desire and our understanding of God’s Word.

A book that teaches 31 practical skills for improving relationships, drawing on psychology, science, and Scripture.

After placing our order, I turned and found myself face-to-face with a small woman carrying a listless child.

The Christian Reformed congregations of Pembroke and Renfrew, Ont., formed in the early 1950s, share some history, current circumstances, and desire to faithfully serve.

To discern what is true and right requires knowing God, not just knowing about God.