The Banner

A not-so-typical look at the mysteries of the monarch butterfly for 8- to 12-year-olds.

Although I am resigning in protest, I am not bitter or angry. I am disappointed, of course, but I have gone through a discerning process.

This command seems almost quaint in our perpetually connected, productivity-obsessed culture.

Isolation has crept in slowly—first through busyness, then through screens, and now through habits we don’t even question. It’s not just sad—it’s spiritually dangerous.

The last working man on earth heads to the far reaches of the galaxy as a delivery driver.

Tim Challies—author of Seasons of Sorrow—invites you into a treasure trove of devotional poetry from our spiritual forebearers.

The Hartford Institute for Religion Research post-pandemic study of U.S. churchgoers found that 46% report active engagement with more than one church.

A Congolese pastor in Arizona was looking for a church to host his immigrant congregation; a fellow pastor in Michigan said to find a Christian Reformed Church to help.

This first illustrated Bible storybook from one of the world's top Bible scholars draws the connections across all of God's very good story, his Word.

If you’ve been asked to teach in your church’s education program, you might wonder what it takes to be a good teacher.

Maintaining a healthy, differentiated pastoral identity requires a persistent focus on the Bible’s descriptions of a pastor.

Healing is not linear; neither is grief.

One of the first women to enroll in Calvin Theological Seminary, Nola Galluch, had a long career as a Christian counselor. She died May 10 at age 76.

With over 40 years of pastoring and serving different communities as chaplain, Jerry DeVries, a gentle and humble pastor, died May 30. He was 85.

This two-part series, starring Douglas Henshall and Kate Ashfield, tells the story of a major car accident that forever changes the lives of those involved.

The Bible is replete with women who felt on the outskirts of life, unseen and voiceless. In their stories, you not only learn more about them but understand that you are seen and heard.

We live in a secular age, a world dominated by science and technology. Increasing numbers of us don't believe in God anymore. We don't expect miracles. This book points the way back.

Shiao Chong, editor of The Banner since 2016, is stepping down from that post. CRCNA leadership working with staff to maintain publishing. New editor search to come.

Much of the Christian Reformed Church’s mandate to The Banner, established in 2015, hasn’t changed, but here’s what has and what you can expect to read and not to read because of that.

Pastors and missionaries aren’t allowed on university campuses in Mexico.

Synod 2025 danced between continuing trust and firming up guidelines.

Rich with unforgettable characters and captivating historical drama, this is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her city from the Black Death.