You raise an issue that has been wrenchingly difficult for many in our denomination. We still don’t see eye to eye on it. 

Do we need to consider a digital-device detox?

The most poignant and thought provoking "go-to" writings in The Banner are, for me, those of editor-in-chief Shiao Chong.

It is time we determine whether our faith is shaping our politics or our politics has been shaping our faith.

It was one of those oppressively gloomy mornings—the kind where it’s difficult to rouse yourself from sleep,

What congregations can do―and avoid doing—when they’re in a transition zone.

Children this age are exciting but also challenging and tiring. 

My paintings explore the process and cycle of abuse based on my experiences and those of many others. Each painting has its own theme: “Abuse,” “Aftermath,” “Recovery,” and “Cycle.” 

Christians have asked this question since the early church.

I’m sure you have encountered the brokenness of relationships, governments, and society. It would easy to throw your hands up and never leave your home. 

When the United States celebrated the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, I was a young faculty member at Calvin College in Michigan, in my second year of full-time teaching. 

Consistent in its absence is any sense from the church that the gospel has anything to say to this moment in time and the myriad of other times people of color are mistreated simply because, well, they exist. 

One possible reason for strained relationships between pastors and churches is the tendency of churches to put their pastors on a pedestal.

People can definitely gamble with their money at the stock market, but that is not what it is intended to do. 

The guidebook described the lakeside campground as one of the great family destinations in California if you don’t mind the drive.

The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., reminds us of the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. 

Thank you, thank you. I noticed “Punch Lines” is missing from the revamped Banner.

Though there may be a long road ahead, we can have hope in knowing that Christ gives us freedom. Because of Christ, we can be part of something outside of ourselves.

One word and she knew him.

As a faith-based journalistic ministry, our faith-shaped perspectives should influence all that we publish.

He validated his agnosticism by naming all the ways “the church” and “Christianity” had hurt people . . .

Every October our church has a Stewardship Sunday with a sermon about giving money to the church.