The Banner

I sometimes find myself scrolling mindlessly through my social media accounts. I think that’s a problem. Would you agree?

Two former Willow Creek staff members explore the concept of tov, or goodness—unpacking its richness and showing how it can help Christians and churches rise up to resist abuse.

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.

Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang’s childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money.

With 76 years of active and retired ministry, Jim Van Weelden loved “to tell the story” of salvation in Jesus Christ. He died April 18.

At its annual award ceremony, presented online April 30, the Evangelical Press Association honored The Banner with the Award of Excellence in the denominational print category. The Banner received another six awards in the EPA’s Higher Goals categories.

Refugee resettlement groups say they welcome the announcement of an increase to the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. The cap is now 62,500 for the remainder of the federal fiscal year.

In light of Mother’s Day, let’s take stock of how women have changed the world.

Finding itself “looking death in the face” last August, Kenosha (Wisc.) CRC is now continuing to minister in its community, supported by a partnership with First CRC in Oostburg, Wisc.

As in many hospitals around the world, Momoru says the hospital where he works near Tokyo, Japan, has felt “more like a battlefield than a place of care.”

Even with all of these success stories going on, I know there is a lot more we could do. Every part of our denomination needs a growth strategy.

Worship Ministries continues to build up a small library of video sermons for congregational use.

This 1990s ska-punk band is back with a high-energy album that encourages each listener to act justly.

The latest live worship album from Keith and Kristyn Getty features a global infusion.

“Doing acts of service in the community is a great way to get people to talk to you,” said Love Escalon’s organizer, a member of Escalon (Calif.) Christian Reformed Church.

Our beliefs might change because of changes in knowledge and understanding in the world around us.

When through our words we reduce a person made in God’s image into an object of derision in our minds and hearts, we have made them less human.

Discipleship is not merely about endorsing a set of propositions or confessional statements.

President Robert Graham, who has led Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont., since 2018, has resigned his position, citing health concerns and border crossing restrictions as factors.

‘Straight shooter’ with a ‘warm heart,’ Dirk Velthuizen died April 14.

Adventures, friendships, and faith-testers ... all under the watchful eye of a great big God.

A story of resilience and redemption set against one of America’s defining moments—the Dust Bowl.

Two movie legends duke it out in a movie more spectacle than story.