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Here’s how Trinity Christian College; the Institute for Christian Studies; and Dordt, Calvin, The King’s, and Redeemer universities are marking commencement 2020.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Canada Corporation, the Canadian portion of the church’s governance body, has approved a proposal for a three-year process to build reconciliation with Indigenous communities.

My husband and I moved to the U.S. 16 years ago.

BTGMI’s ministry leaders came together in a different way during this time of uncertainty.

The Psalm 40 Project at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., features interviews with church members to hear how God is at work in their lives.

Project Hope 3:16, an effort by Heritage Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center, Mich., is encouraging people and pointing them to God during the coronavirus pandemic.

Josh Friend, pastor of Evergreen Community Church in Fort McMurray, Alta., talks to The Banner about his city’s situation.

Governments in the U.S. and Canada are offering grants and financial support for businesses and charities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. How should churches respond?

With more than 850 pieces of intricate, original artwork, this lavishly illustrated book encourages you to elevate your gaze to the one who created all things.

Sheila Walsh returns after an eight-year hiatus with a Celtic-infused worship album.

I have come to realize that Christians are unwittingly selective, and the outcome is a lopsided Christianity.

One of my jobs is to study turtles in the wild because scientists are worried they are going to disappear.

Now surveys show that only about half of the community members attend church regularly.

Is there a model structure that complies with church order yet allows a smaller group to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the church?

Five Christian Reformed congregations near Chatham, Ont., have been creating online worship services together since the implementation of physical-distancing guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A funny and fresh retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma

Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about a brother and sister who cannot overcome their past.

Read the losses and growing friendship of two girls whose lives and beliefs are forever changed after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine.      

A popular Canadian podcast looks at music from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations.

When we share our trauma, we connect with people on a deeper level.

While deferring most of the Agenda for Synod 2020 to the following year’s synod, a special June meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates will process some time-sensitive matters.

Holland Christian Homes is a complex of seniors residences in Brampton, Ont. Its two long-term care manors have cases of COVID-19. The community, and its pastors, are showing care and resilience.

The Banner has received five higher goals awards for devotional, editorial, fiction, and feature articles published in 2019.