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It’s opening weekend for the latest superhero movie in Vancouver (B.C.). Bucket of popcorn and 3D glasses in hand, three enthusiastic fans slip into the theater early, hoping to get a good seat. To their surprise...

In Nigerian culture, where polygamy is accepted and bearing children is of utmost importance,

Young Miguel wants to be a musician more than anything, like his hero Ernesto de la Cruz. Unfortunately, that’s the one thing his family will not allow.

Christian hip hop artist and rapper TobyMac brings his usual upbeat and energy-driven music to the 10-track Light of Christmas.

Two little boys draw two happy lines.

There is a new spot for kids to hang out in Argentine, a suburb of Kansas City, Kan.

The Indigenous Family Centre (IFC) in Winnipeg, Man., is a community resource focused on feeding the bodies, minds, souls, and spirits...

Cal Niewenhuis was a quiet, humble, patient, and hard-working man.

Randy Baker was a humble man with a servant heart who preferred working behind the scenes.

Gateway began hosting the 30-bed extreme weather shelter last winter in response to a request for additional shelters during inclement weather.

Since I retired, I've found myself reminiscing more.

I believe it was missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin who said that the incarnation—God coming in the flesh in Jesus—was God’s great missionary act.

In our senior retirement community there is a weekly vesper service.

Yoshiichiro Tokuhara can recall the first time he heard about Jesus.

It has been a two-year wait for Wonder to finally be released in theatres.

Netflix has been busy bringing good books to the screen...

Byron Pitts, a journalist with more than 30 years of experience, was deeply influenced by his Christian grandmother and mother, who taught him “you’re the one” and “let go and let God.”

Looking for some Christian publications to add to your reading list beyond well-known staples such as Christianity Today, Sojourners, and, of course, The Banner? Here are some to consider:

Saintly Pic: A pastor begins a program with refugees at the church he’s supposed to be closing up in All Saints, on disc mid-month.

In many parts of the world, the winter months can be very cold.

As the church wrestles with whether women and men who practice homosexuality ought to be embraced into the full life of the church...

Poor Zechariah. He’s minding his priestly business, and suddenly an angel accosts him and delivers shocking news.

Over the last year my wife has become withdrawn. She does not appear to want to be with me...