I had laid the foundation as soon as the frost was out of the ground and was framing the walls when Gloria was diagnosed with signet cell carcinoma, an aggressive appendix cancer.

This Canaanite intuits that Jesus gives spiritual bread. She is not too proud to beg.

Jenna Bush Hager lost three out of four grandparents—including former president George H. W. Bush—in 13 months. Here she remembers and grieves.

I feel that Christians have not reflected deeply enough on the radical significance of the story of the “wise men.”

Many of us have spent a lot of time at home this year: working from home, learning from home, and just plain staying home.

Too often we confuse God’s calling for our lives with a paid vocation.

What we see in Jesus’ truthing is the embodiment—the flesh and blood expression—of God’s love.

I am touched when I see teenagers raising their hands in contemporary worship, singing at the top of their voices, with tears flowing down their cheeks.

Creo que los cristianos no han reflexionado suficientemente sobre el significado radical de la historia de los "sabios".

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Sitting under a cloudless sky with an afternoon sun baking my skull and turning my balding head bright red didn’t sound like anything I wanted to do.

The Banner’s Mixed Media editor chooses the seven books that most encouraged and enlightened her faith journey in 2020.

An anthology of essays by Black female authors, read by the founder of the Well Read Black Girl book club and festival.

What do you think about “regifting”—giving someone else a gift that you had previously received yourself as a gift? 

Can someone who is divorced and remarried serve as an elder?

The word ‘meme’ itself was coined in 1976.

저는 기독교인들이 “동방박사”이야기가 갖는 급진적인 의미를 충분히 깊게 묵상하지 않은 것 같습니다.