I set my bike on the ground and trotted over to the truck. Inside, a man was sitting upright behind the wheel, his head on his chest, his hands hanging limp in his lap. Something needed doing, but where to begin?

Have you ever wondered why most animals have tails? What are they for? Just what do tails do anyway?

Moral virtue is at once something that God produces in us and at the same time something we need to work at. Moral character, in other words, is a work in progress. 

A mysterious bounty hunter goes on the run after saving a child’s life.

Lenten devotions by a Banner contributor draw parallels between the Old and New Testaments.

Lenten devotions from Genesis to Revelation.

Can there be a morality or theology to the structures and systems of language?

A daily podcast hosted by author, pastor, and teacher David Platt.

From Geisel Honor–winning author/illustrator Paul Meisel comes Anna & Samia, the true story of a wildlife conservationist and the baby rhinoceros she adopts.

My church no longer reads the Ten Commandments in worship. Isn’t hearing the Commandments an important part of our faith formation?

Five books about women who changed the world for the better, from the ancient deacon Phoebe, to mathematicians and pioneers.

A true-science memoir of the author’s own family's unsettling legacy of hereditary cancer.

A group of diverse singers songwriters offer songs about what it means to be a neighbor.

Philosopher Bernard Williams coined the term “moral luck” to describe circumstances where moral praise or blame is granted to a person because of circumstances beyond their control.

Featuring monthly posts, this blog seeks to give our readers a behind-the-curtains peek into how things operate at The Banner. In this inaugural post, get to know our team!

What does it take to get published in The Banner? Why do we accept some articles and reject others?

Amazon Studios’ historical adventure movie offers wonder, thrills, and vertigo.

Written by the host of the NPR Pop Culture Hour podcast, this effervescent debut novel charms and delights.

Sometimes we talk this way as if we’re discussing the weather. Sometimes we talk this way, and the emotional weight of our common mortality hits us.

What makes us think that God is portrayed differently in the Old Testament than in the New Testament?

Are we identifying ourselves more by our politics than by our faith?

Is the opposite of fake news “authentic news?” Does that mean if people authentically believe something to be true, it is?

Artist Ruth Goring uses beads, shells, stones, colored glass, and more to create collages and mosaics with explanations of biblical metaphors for God.