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Project Hope 3:16, an effort by Heritage Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center, Mich., is encouraging people and pointing them to God during the coronavirus pandemic.

Josh Friend, pastor of Evergreen Community Church in Fort McMurray, Alta., talks to The Banner about his city’s situation.

Governments in the U.S. and Canada are offering grants and financial support for businesses and charities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. How should churches respond?

With more than 850 pieces of intricate, original artwork, this lavishly illustrated book encourages you to elevate your gaze to the one who created all things.

Sheila Walsh returns after an eight-year hiatus with a Celtic-infused worship album.

I have come to realize that Christians are unwittingly selective, and the outcome is a lopsided Christianity.

One of my jobs is to study turtles in the wild because scientists are worried they are going to disappear.

Now surveys show that only about half of the community members attend church regularly.

Is there a model structure that complies with church order yet allows a smaller group to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the church?

Five Christian Reformed congregations near Chatham, Ont., have been creating online worship services together since the implementation of physical-distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A funny and fresh retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma

Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about a brother and sister who cannot overcome their past.

Read the losses and growing friendship of two girls whose lives and beliefs are forever changed after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine.      

A popular Canadian podcast looks at music from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations.

When we share our trauma, we connect with people on a deeper level.

While deferring most of the Agenda for Synod 2020 to the following year’s synod, a special June meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates will process some time-sensitive matters.

Holland Christian Homes is a complex of seniors residences in Brampton, Ont. Its two long-term care manors have cases of COVID-19. The community, and its pastors, are showing care and resilience.

The Banner has received five higher goals awards for devotional, editorial, fiction, and feature articles published in 2019.

The deadliest rampage in Canadian history occurred this past April 18-19 in Nova Scotia. After a 13-hour shooting and arson spree, 22 victims were dead and three injured.

만약 제가 이 감염증 사태인 판데믹과 이로 인한 사회 경제적 영향에 대해 걱정이나 스트레스가 없다고 하면 거짓말일 것입니다. 하지만 저는 하나님을 믿기 때문에 공황상태에 빠지거나 사재기를 하지 않습니다.

성경은 모든 일에 동역하는 협력과 권고의 예로 가득합니다.  

The grants offer pastors an opportunity to gather for learning, support, prayer, encouragement, and fellowship.

Visionary pastor and mentor Rev. Yong Kyu Shin, who devoted his life to preaching, teaching, and mission-focused life, died March 12. He was 78.