There was a secret message Jesus wanted to whisper into the hearts of the servants, in the back room where the jars were kept.

Internationally recognized Old Testament scholar Richard Briggs helps readers understand the power and vision of Psalm 23.

A new podcast hosted by Karen Swallow Prior looks at the faith and works of Jane Austen.

Get some of our top picks for reading, watching, and listening in April 2022.

A speaker is surprised to learn that church youth don’t care for many of the new worship songs.

I recently met some friends from church for coffee. They used a cash app to pay and spoke about something called cryptocurrency. Should Christians be adopting these modern financial innovations?

A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for everyone in this lighthearted rhyming picture book set in Zanzibar.

I love giving advice. It’s one of my spiritual gifts, my love language, my default mode when someone has anything off-kilter in their life.

In this little book, Cornelius Plantinga offers a month’s worth of prayers, with two for each day: one for the morning, looking forward, and one for the evening, looking back.

A dark comedy and satire about a megachurch pastor, his family, and their excesses.

Will Smith plays Richard Williams, father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, in an Oscar-nominated film and role.

This exquisite middle-grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a creaky old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive desert storm.

Genuine peace requires transformation of hearts and relationships.

Jeffrey Bilbro invites readers to take a step back and gain some theological and historical perspective on the nature and very purpose of news.

Former Calvin professor spins mature novel about seeing others whole

The proposed binational restructuring report before synod this June perpetuates the lack of parity we feel in leadership of our ministries in Canada.

We believe the answer to this question is in understanding the cultural paradox of our faith.

Mixed Media editor and other Banner reviewers weigh in on 2022 Oscar-nominated movies.

A tender children’s picture book imagines a way to cast our burdens unto Christ.

Top worship artists Passion release five stirring new anthems.

As I enter my fourth decade of life, I’m learning that I struggle to accept who I am in the present moment.

What’s the status of a congregational meeting and a congregational vote—especially when it comes to extending a call to a pastor?