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As a boomer (born between 1946 and 1964), perhaps I’m a lost cause when it comes to changing my bad habits online, but what about our kids and grandkids? Is there anything we can do?

My series of stories avoids taking sides. It explores how we in the Christian Reformed Church have fought and how social and religious contexts have shaped our conflicts.

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

The first adult novel in almost 15 years by the internationally bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies

Read the story of Timothy Christian Schools from its founding in 1911 through the present day.

A true story about how an orphanage tries to survive financial hardship by entering a fishing contest.

I was hesitant to write this blog because I was afraid it might come across as bragging.

Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton, Ont., welcomed its community to honor the deaths of loved ones in a shared experience of releasing monarch butterflies on their southern migration.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, missions that minister to seafaring workers are helping this population—only 22% of whom are vaccinated against the virus—get access to vaccination clinics and other supports.

We’ve all had to deal with more grief, loss, and change than usual over the past 18 months, and that includes the children in our families, churches, and communities.

In the Bible and today, God invites us as “called-out ones” to live in the midst of this fallen creation.

Hosts Daniel Jones and Miya Lee explore the complicated love lives of real people through conversation and storytelling, based on the weekly New York Times column.

From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, even when we’re stuck inside.

Listeners can soak in the hope-filled message of their God-imbued worth in this refreshing album.

Ten months after their church building was burglarized, members of Crownpoint (N.M.) Christian Reformed Church are able to gather again for worship and have replaced the front doors.

We are unable to take a breath spiritually, much less reach out for a life preserver. That’s the key to understanding the doctrine of total depravity.

Kuyper is an essential teacher for a world-engaging Christian discipleship and witness that arises from neither a conservative nor a liberal agenda. Yet his complexity persists because Kuyper was unhelpfully ambiguous on issues of race.

1 Corinthians 4 says that we are “stewards of the mysteries of God.” What did the apostle Paul mean by that phrase? How can one “steward a mystery”?

Entering the third school year to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, diverse responses of how to deal with the infectious disease are surfacing in Christian institutions.

The popular hymn prompted a movement to revive congregational singing and launched the careers of songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty.

Pastor and professor, Paul Bremer, centered his life around God’s story of love and grace. He died Aug. 2.

From a 24/7 cupboard in front of the church to biweekly food hampers, the congregation of Bethlehem Christian Reformed Church in Thunder Bay, Ont., is helping people in their neighborhood access food.

A hands-on and time-tested look at ways to pray that will strengthen your relationship with God and lead to transformation.