The Banner

In his 62 years, Gerald Kobes has visited all 50 states in America—once by train, twice by car, and many times by plane.

Growing up, the Bentum sisters were not the best of friends, but now the Woodstock, Ontario, women plan to spend a whole lot of time toge

With 218 riders, this summer’s Sea to Sea binational bike tour from Seattle, Wash., to Jersey City, N.J., is the largest ever bicyc

A rookie police officer has a little training but no experience. Same thing goes for a rookie preacher.

As a new and contented member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, imagine my shock upon opening The Banner last spring and

While you went about your business today, 30,000 children died of hunger.

Passwords allow you to enter something. They are secret and clever codes. The best passwords have a personal meaning to you.

began my school year with a large set of keys in my pocket.

Most white folks would say the cemetery at Rehoboth is not a well-kept place.

I carry this sorrow like a stone in my pocket. It’s always there, sometimes chiseled sharp, painful to touch.

Church

Q Many congregations are studying The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.

Princesses

When I saw the cover of the May Banner, I was quite excited and turned quickly to the related article “The Princ

Religion is the opiate of the masses.
—Karl Marx

A while back an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard.

At this year’s synod, the annual leadership convention of the Christian Reformed Church, held this month at Calvin College, Grand R

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In the film Shadowlands—the 1993 Anthony Hopkins movie about the life of C.S.

What can a pastor say when a church member asks if spanking a child is right or not?

As part of Missions Emphasis Sunday, a small congregation in Prinsburg, Minn., connected missions and calling through a new discipleship

There’s a growing trend working its way through North America these days: Christians are increasingly meeting for worship in homes

A Calvin College professor of nursing has earned a grant from the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin to resear

Tucked away on a quiet street in Campinas, Brazil, is a seemingly abandoned lot.

ince I took this position, I’ve learned that the job of executive director of the CRC has many facets.