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Former Calvin professor spins mature novel about seeing others whole

David Zietsma, a longtime faculty member at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont., follows Robert Graham as the school’s next president, after nearly a year as its interim president.

Amanda Benckhuysen, director of the Christian Reformed Church’s Safe Church Ministry, was one of five women leaders to speak in a March 11 webinar.

The proposed binational restructuring report before synod this June perpetuates the lack of parity we feel in leadership of our ministries in Canada.

We believe the answer to this question is in understanding the cultural paradox of our faith.

Mixed Media editor and other Banner reviewers weigh in on 2022 Oscar-nominated movies.

After an affiliated research center announced its departure,  reports show split was over Calvin upholding policies based on Christian teaching on sexuality.

The church, like so much else in our society, has changed as a result of COVID.

For decades, Calvin University has been working toward that vision—to become a Christian community that is shaped by the biblical vision of the kingdom of God, formed “from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Rev. 5:9-10).

A tender children’s picture book imagines a way to cast our burdens unto Christ.

Top worship artists Passion release five stirring new anthems.

As I enter my fourth decade of life, I’m learning that I struggle to accept who I am in the present moment.

What’s the status of a congregational meeting and a congregational vote—especially when it comes to extending a call to a pastor?

Through innovative storytelling and open-ended questions, this illustrated Bible offers a fun approach to teaching young minds to wonder about the mysteries in God’s Word

In this profound book, an award‑winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires.

The Crime Junkie Podcast debuted in December 2017 and has remained at the top of the charts since with over 500 million downloads.

Siblings Caroline Short and Simon Vanderloo tied for first place in a provincial entrepreneurs' competition staged by the British Columbia Institute of Technology Student Association.

Students from the Christian Reformed campus ministry at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont., surveyed local churches’ experience of youth involvement over the past 40 years. A recent meeting of Classis Ontario Southwest reviewed the findings.

Stan Bultman, a patient and kind pastor and chaplain, died Jan. 8.

What can Christians do to inhabit this fraught moment in a way that reflects the peace of God, the reconciliation of Christ, and the fruit of the Spirit?

I know what we do online is tracked one way or another but what does The Banner know about me?

The imagery of building is not primarily intended to convey physical construction with brick and mortar; rather, building means extending the work of God in the world.

Reports from Christianity Today’s news editor and from an independent investigation into workplace culture show the evangelical magazine failed to hold senior leaders accountable for sexual harassment and made women employees feel unappreciated and unsafe.