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A local hunter brings a grieving lawyer back from the brink of death after she retreats to the harsh wilderness of the Rockies.

An eight-week Bible study on the significance of the seven feasts found in Leviticus 23.

Wheel House Cafe, operating in the covered front entrance of Christ Church of Davis in California, is a simple idea: offer “good coffee, good connections, as well as teaching young people employable skills along the way.”

Coopersville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church marked 100 years of ministry in October 2020.

Beth Moore, prolific Bible study author and teacher, recently ended her longtime publishing partnership with Nashville-based LifeWay Christian. In an interview with Religion News Service she said she and other concerned Southern Baptists see behavior in their denomination “not in step with the gospel.”

In the wake of such devastating news, we feel the need to present quick and simple solutions. However, when we do this, we avoid the necessary but painful process of grief.

Gifty’s Ghanaian parents migrated to a small town in Alabama before she was born in search of a better life.

A glimpse of CRC congregations and agencies working toward this goal

CARD: Today, as people move throughout the world and various cultures collide, the denomination has an opportunity to worship God and seek God’s shalom together as a diverse family of Christ.

A writer retires after a personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teen's caregiver.

A hopeful and timely picture book about a spirited little girl living in a refugee camp.

We have a vague notion that heaven is somewhere “up there,” but more likely it is located well outside of our sense of space or even time.

From elementary school until I graduated from high school, I was subjected daily to taunting and teasing from my peers. It happened so often that they broke me.

See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.

Anti-Asian attacks have been skyrocketing at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic. Yet there has been a gaping void of evangelical voices publicly speaking up to defend their Asian American brothers and sisters.

We are not respectful enough of other people’s time.

In this insightful memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of Growing Up Amish tries to reconcile his father, family, and heritage after leaving his Amish community behind.

In 1966, single-mother Helen Reddy leaves her old life in Australia for New York and stardom, only to find that the industry doesn't take her seriously.

Andy Crouch’s college-aged daughter partners with the Barna Group and invites her readers to consider the ways in which technology finds its way into every facet of one’s life.

The board of Bethany Christian Services approved “a nationwide policy of inclusivity in order to serve all families across Bethany’s core service lines” Jan. 20. It announced the move to staff March 1.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest denominations in the United States, has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates on a proposal to split the denomination.

Beckwith Hills Christian Reformed Church, in Grand Rapids, Mich., did a neighborhood assessment as part of the Church Renewal Lab. Efforts to build a new playground and make continuing community connections are a result.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past several months.