A balanced, biblical call to follow Jesus’ command to offer hospitality and to welcome the stranger among us.

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Understanding the books of Kings and Chronicles may help us navigate today’s challenging political climate.

My daughter and her husband attend a church that offers only Sunday school and not children’s worship. Our congregation has had both for years. What are my grandchildren missing? 

I just read the article “Actually, It Is a Toy,” Jan. 2019). Your picture and emotional attachment to treasures as a metaphor is so good, right on. God help us to keep transforming the Christian Reformed Church for what Jesus needs and wants to get done in our generation.

A sensitive portrayal of an 11-year-old girl who desperately loves her family yet wants to fit into the predominant American culture

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda invites viewers into the lives of this “family” of shoplifters.

Banner reader George Kroeze submitted his review of this book about the science of determining the age of the Earth.

Dave Pittman offers a soulful, upbeat sound on his sophomore release, Different Kind of Love.

Jolie was born missing part of her brain and is unable to walk or feed herself or do many things most of us take for granted. My son, Justin, is her godparent and care provider. 

How do I handle those awkward checkout requests?

Currently on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., is a rare Bible from the 1800s used by British missionaries to convert and educate slaves.

Roma is an intimate look at daily life and the often unnoticed people who make it happen.

This month PBS stations will be airing the documentary Backs against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story, which tells the story of Thurman, the American theologian who deeply influenced the black church and Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

Great picture books will help acquaint the children you love with heroes of black history.

현재 워싱턴D.C.의 성경박물관에서는 1800년대부터 영국 선교사들이 노예들의 개종과 교육을 위해 사용했던 희귀 성경들을 전시하고 있습니다. 

In this thought-provoking novel, juvenile readers witness the trials and triumphs of a girl who chooses to do what is right, no matter the cost.

Are some people predisposed to kindness? Is kindness learned?

A FREE resource to share with your favorite kid, grandkid, or student. This collection of 13 award-winning Just for Kids columns will inspire both kids and kids-at-heart to delight in and celebrate God’s amazing creation.

Until we learn and agree on the rules, I’d suggest we err on the side of revealing less about ourselves online—to a smaller and more trustworthy group—and behave online like we do in person.

Atheism is a religious worldview because it claims to know something fundamental about reality that hasn’t been—or can’t be—proven. Like theists, atheists operate out of a foundational faith or belief that shapes their perceiving, thinking, and living in the world.

Earlier this year we were standing in the eating area of prison block Number 4 at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, South Africa.