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Having served more than 30 years as a pastor, missionary, chaplain, and counselor, Harry Van Dam, died on Feb. 4 at 86.

In this situation your instinct guided you, and I'm very glad you acted on it.

A red heart catches my eye.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional grouping of churches.

Ben Glenn's presentations aim to help students learn more about themselves and be inspired by God's plan for their lives.

Modern worldviews create problems they cannot solve; the Christian story has the power to move us “beyond” the modern age and heal the scars of modernization.

Aha Gazelle chooses to be vulnerable throughout this album, sharing his struggles and questions around faith, racial injustice, and relationships.

A Banner reader sent this review of the first book in The Pastor Maggie Series.

Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. This trend affects our churches. Whether in North American communities or in places around the world, the reality is that Christian Reformed churches can’t ignore their Muslim neighbors. But what does this mean in practice?

This live recording celebrates and is inspired by Scripture and creation.

Ada Cook, 12, a member of First Hamilton (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church, led in prayer at the February 21 prayer breakfast in Toronto.

A team of researchers interviewed 235 low- and middle-income families to find out why so many families feel so financially insecure.

Three youth pastors at CRC congregations in Kalamazoo, Mich., swapped youth groups for two weeks in February, breaking up a winter lull and reaching youth with a new story.

What many are seeing more clearly is the need for the church to address sexual violence.

Some people may wonder what we as Canadian members of the Christian Reformed Church have done that requires reconciliation with Indigenous people.

What if I make the wrong career choices?

What do the current crop of nominated films tell us about our culture and ourselves?

In this picture book, Martin wonders, “If Jesus comes to visit me, what would I say? What would I do? How would I welcome him?”

Albert Vanden Pol touched many people with his pastoral heart and gentle spirit. He died on January 24 in Surrey, B.C.

On the day Billy Graham died and we remembered his life and message, high school kids in Florida were speaking out about gun control.

Madison Church, a multi-site Christian Reformed congregation in Grand Rapids, Mich., retold the biblical story of creation, sin, salvation, and redemption with its multicultural production of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 book God’s Trombones.

It was a full agenda for the Council of Delegates in February, including discussions about classis renewal, church planting and evangelism, ministry priorities, and tough budgets.