About to begin its third season hosting the Ada (Mich.) Homeschool Hub, Ada CRC is having a new life as a community resource.
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 God’s Perfect Peace
By Glenys Nellist. Illustrated by Natalie MerhabREAD MOREWritten in lyrical rhyme and filled with delightful animal illustrations, this gentle book offers loving, childlike blessings.
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An art thief, his sister, and a nephew go on a quest in this caper movie starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.
 The Indigo Heiress
By Laura FrantzREAD MORETo settle her family's debts and secure a suitable marriage for her sister, a colonial American indigo heiress is forced to wed a Scottish merchant she loathes.
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No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they want to.
 When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
By Alice HoffmanREAD MOREA stunning exploration of Anne Frank’s life before she and her family went into hiding, by critically acclaimed, bestselling author Alice Hoffman.
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From sunup to sundown, I meet endless crossroads where I must choose whether to be ruled by impulse or restraint.
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The help I once thought was readily and unreservedly available is not. And some of those I once thought were willing to provide whatever was necessary in order to preserve precious human life have proved not to be so willing.
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Owen Sound (Ont.) Hunger and Relief Effort has relied on community and church support to distribute its running total of 1 million meals to citizens in need.
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Chad Werkhoven, pastor of Worthington (Minn.) Christian Reformed Church, has produced confession-based Bible reading guides for his congregation for three years. They’re inviting others to join in.
 Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library
By Katherine Paterson. Illustrated by Sally DengREAD MOREThe inspiring true story of how one visionary woman used children’s books to help heal a generation of Germany’s children after WWII.
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FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is assigned to the bureau's Fringe Division, in which she investigates unusual crimes and occurrences.
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This book points out the beauty and ubiquity of our limitations; the importance of accessibility; the interconnected nature of individual and public health; and the wisdom we have gained from living with our particular bodies.
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Christopher Watkin, a senior lecturer in French studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, will give the 2025 Stob Lecture on Nov. 18.
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First Reformed Church in South Holland, Ill., now has dual affiliation with the RCA and the Christian Reformed Church.
 Tea with Elephants
By Robin Jones GunnREAD MORETwo kindred spirits embark on a beautiful journey through Africa in this faith-based fiction from Robin Jones Gunn.
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In 2010, Forest Fenn, an 80-year-old eccentric millionaire, hid a chest full of treasure worth over $1 million somewhere in the Rocky Mountains
 Deep Water
By Cosmic CathedralREAD MORENeal Morse, Phil Keaggy, and others form a faith-filled prog rock supergroup called Cosmic Cathedral.
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This doc series will profile something exceedingly rare - a treasure hunt where the treasure is actually found - and the mystery of where it may be hidden again.
 On Our Way! What a Day!
By JaNav Brown-Wood. Illustrated by Tamisha AnthonyREAD MOREThis dynamic story shows the big impact a thoughtful gift from the heart can have, no matter how small it might be.
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When people grumble about The Banner, I fear they have forgotten to read it correctly.
 In Memoriam: Rev. Larry Dean Meyer
1945-2025READ MOREA pastor and Christian school teacher, Larry Meyer loved sharing the Word of God and spoke of God’s goodness right to the end. He died July 4 at age 80.
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A fourth group of religious organizations filed a suit July 28.
 Between the Sound and Sea
By Amanda CoxREAD MOREWhen an opportunity opens to become a keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse, Joey takes the opportunity to escape the scrutiny of her small town to oversee its restoration.