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The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church, meeting this week by video conference, narrowly decided to communicate grief over an earlier decison by Neland Avenue CRC to ordain a deacon who is in a same-sex marriage.

Based on the author’s family history, this middle-grade novel tells the tale of a Jewish girl in WW2 Europe who immigrates to Cuba.

A provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy.

The a capella group sings songs relating to the theme of home on an album recorded while each member was in quarantine.

Vogel Center Christian Reformed Church in McBain, Mich., will host its third-annual harvest party Oct. 17.

As educators face unexpected challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic, members of River Rock Community Church in Rockford, Mich., are ‘adopting’ teachers at two nearby elementary schools to offer monthly encouragement.

Gayla R. Postma, The Banner’s longtime news editor, is retiring effective Oct. 30.

A chaplain, a Bible translator, a bivocational pastor, and congregational pastors in different settings tell their stories.

The Christian Reformed Church offers a breadth of ministry today that is practically unheard of for a denomination of our size.

The effects of the Doctrine of Discovery are still being felt today. How do we move forward as a united people?

A seven-song EP provides rest, solitude, and comfort.

The Fault in Our Stars author John Green’s podcast reviews our human-centered planet on a five-star scale.

We’re discovering that God is at work outside of our services, programs, and strategies.

What do you do when you’re home for weeks and months, stuck with nowhere to go? The answer was overhead.

CRC members along a spectrum of opinions share their beliefs.

Social capital and the “good ol’ boys” network gave us power to float through people, doors, and walls.

Anne Lamott writes the foreword of this memoir about a mother facing a child’s grim diagnosis.

An inspiring children’s book about a Columbian garbageman who elevated books and reading in his country. 

A grisly Top 10 Netflix film plumbs the depths of human depravity while posing important questions about society and inequality.

Both Scripture and Christian tradition challenge the idea that God takes the sides of nations, civilizations, and political parties.

In Michigan and in Iowa two Christian Reformed congregations have invited others to join them in corporate prayer.

At Lady Flower Gardens in northeast Edmonton, Alta., the contributions of vulnerable people are valued in the work of community agriculture.

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