The Banner

From the author of the bestselling children’s book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classes, regional groups of churches. Here is the report of classes meetings of the past few months.

From participating in the Lord’s Supper every week, to making the sharing of the sacrament less frequent, to holding off on the practice altogether until in-person fellowship resumes, a few British Columbia churches told The Banner of their pandemic-related adjustments in worship.

A perfect suburban mom’s life is upended when a mysterious mother and daughter become entangled in her affairs.

While remaining at home, residents of the Raybrook campus of Holland Home in Grand Rapids, Mich., joined together in a lawn-and-balcony, socially distanced worship service May 21.

The Banner is the official magazine of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, but it is neither the CRC’s megaphone nor its independent critic.

The Iowa communities of Orange City and Sioux Center presented a joint service of remembrance this Memorial Day. Pastors Cory Van Sloten and Jordan Helming, both serving military chaplains, participated.

When we reflect on our life stories, it often becomes clear that God had a bigger plan in mind.

This type of community is central to creating new relationships and thriving in a new country. Like most immigrants today, those in the CRC’s history could not make the transition alone.

John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and others comment on studies showing a possible link to a higher rate of coronavirus spread when singing in groups.

Worship leader Cody Carnes offers a soaring, emotional new praise album.

A novel explores the lives of the five widows of Operation Auca.

Abraham Kuiper warned that “if social developments continue to follow the present course, life on earth will become less and less a heaven and more and more a hell.”

We cannot lump all LGBTQ+ people into one category—just like we cannot lump all straight people into one category.

A coincidence? I’m thinking not. I’m going to guess an algorithm got yesterday’s story almost right, but not quite.

The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement

A beautiful publicist and a handsome rock climber start a coffee company together in this clean romance from RITA award-winning author Carla Laureano.

The Queen of England has been kidnapped, and only Sherlock Holmes can find her.

A new articulation of “Reformed Christian commitment” for trustees, administrators, and faculty of Calvin University, in Grand Rapids, Mich., looks for demonstration of Reformed beliefs, not necessarily membership in a Christian Reformed or CRC-affiliated church.

The Christian Reformed Church’s international development ministry is remembering John DeHaan, director of then-Christian Reformed World Relief Committee from 1978 to 1998. He died May 7.

When contagion emptied the cathedral, people painted Mary and Jesus huddled in alcoves and on the walls of streets hardly more than alleys. Prayer continued there.

Community initiatives from Christian Reformed churches across Canada are getting a $40,000 boost thanks to local ministry grants from World Renew and Diaconal Ministries Canada.