Themes of faith and human trafficking resonate through this YA novel.

Beale Street tells us about music, family, racism, and injustice 

Who among us doesn’t feel weak from time to time and in need of something to lean on? So, sure, faith in God is a wonderful support to lean on when we are weak. Except when it’s not.

I suggest asking your congregation some hard questions about how closed or open it is to reaching out to new immigrants.

A backbone is both firm yet flexible, giving both structure and movement to the body. A backbone posture recognizes the need for boundaries but avoids setting them in stone.

I’m learning to discern the difference between healthy accountability in using my gifts and vainglorious martyrdom.

Hymnology for church leaders and all who long to have a more profound understanding of the songs we sing. 

In the folk artist’s latest, old stories and rich language blend to say something about modern life.

This vibrant picture book inspires the gritty and graceful girls of today with 15 biblical heroines.

Oscar-winning short documentary details how women in India are fighting stigma attached to menstruation. 

A debut novel by the daughter of Palestinian immigrants ponders a woman’s worth. 

She sat across from me, a look of disbelief on her face. As she spoke, her eyes grew larger, her voice stronger. “These things would never, ever happen in my country,” she said. “But if they did, there would be a big problem for that person and for that person’s family.”

It can be very helpful for everyone in a newly blended family if both the marriage partners and their respective children understand that the roles of spouse and parent should not be assumed to automatically go together. 

A worship album based on King Jehoshaphat’s leading the people of Judah in victory by praising the Lord.

The adventures of a deaf and mute girl and her blind rescue dog is based on a true story.

Although I cannot yet see the fruition, beneath the surface seeds are already germinating, preparing to poke their heads out of the soil when the time is right, bursting forth into new plants. Within weeks, buds and leaves will appear on the same trees that now look so dim. Rain will fall, the puddles becoming homes for small frogs. By the middle of June, flowers will abound.

Two best friends anticipate graduation and divergent paths in this YA novel for teens and adults alike. 

Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, a Netflix series explores its painful legacy. 

Our church has a lot of programs for children and teens but nothing for those of us who are retirement age. I feel as if I don’t count. Shouldn’t the church have things for us too?

Thank you so much for making Joanne De Jonge’s kids’ pages available for printing (“Just for Kids: A Baker’s Dozen,” free PDF download available at thebanner.org). I have been meaning to request permission to copy some of the children’s pages from The Banner to share with the girls in our GEMS Club. The ones you made available are some of my favorites.

Nobody imagined what would happen as the result of Ruth gleaning in Boaz’s field.

Die-hard fans and curious newcomers alike will find something to like in Weezer’s 13th album.