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Lauren Daigle releases an atmospheric, self-titled album in two parts.

A young woman moonlights as a detective in this sprightly, tongue-in-cheek Regency murder mystery.

May this 2002 synodical report guide us in leading with compassion and help bridge the divisions among us.

Now, 1,283 miles away and three years into college, when my alarm sounds on Sunday mornings, enthusiasm deflates into dread.

I wish the Parable of the Prodigal Son went just a little longer.

In February 2021, Classis Chicago South commissioned a team to promote racial reconciliation. They hosted a unity service May 21 at Chicago Christian High School.

A pastor “passionate about welcoming everyone and their stories into the family of God,” Harvey Brink died May 26. He was 78.

Got Bibles? An ad placed in The Banner caught the attention of a Grand Rapids, Mich., reader. With no Michigan drop-off for the Neoga, Ill.-based Project Bible Runners, she decided to offer one.

In the fifth book in this beloved series about the Baxter children, when things don’t turn out according to plan, the siblings must stick together and remember who they are.

World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.

This illustrated collection of poetry and essays empowers you to embrace your next adventure with confidence and grace, drawing on invaluable lessons from nature.

We begin with a belief that God has created a diverse world and that God loves diversity.

A British documentary filmmaker follows her Pakistani British best friend as he opts for an arranged or “assisted” marriage in this breezy rom-com.

Weaving wartime intrigue, rural village life, and little-known historical facts about the role of carrier pigeons in WWII, Stephanie Graves continues the adventures of British pigeoneer Olive Bright.

I’m not sure when it dawned on me that I had embraced pretty deep racist attitudes expressed unconsciously in regular behavior.

A love letter to and for Asian Americans—a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed.

When a madman out for revenge attacks his family, Dominic Toretto hunts him down as only he can.

A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart.

An active pastor of the Indonesian Christian Reformed Fellowship in Dover, N.H., Michael Lapian died June 25. He was 61.

Playing pickleball with church members and neighbors “brings down barriers” says Philadelphia pastor and pickleball enthusiast Gabriel Wang-Herrera.

Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville, Mich., won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 girls soccer state championship June 16.

One of the ways I’ve identified with my Nêhiyaw culture is to come to appreciate burning sweetgrass and sage.

At its general assembly in June, the Christian Reformed Church reiterated directions that the Grand Rapids, Mich., congregation come “into alignment with the biblical guidelines affirmed by Synod 2022 regarding same-sex, sexual relationships.” Now the church has to decide how to proceed.