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Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized
By Jenai AumanREAD MOREFor anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, this is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, pursues, and blesses the outcast.
Look Up
By Ringo StarrREAD MORE84-year-old Beatle Ringo Starr releases a delightful country music EP, produced by T-Bone Burnett.
‘Keep Writing!’
Mixed Media Editor Encourages Student ReviewersREAD MOREThe Banner’s Mixed Media editor responds to review pitches from B.C. Christian school students.
Penny Preaches: God Gives Good Gifts to Everyone!
By Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon. Illustrated by Jennifer DavisonREAD MOREWhen preaching from the front porch to her friends doesn't turn out as she expected, Penny wonders if she was wrong to want to teach others about God.
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This prequel continues the Prime Suspect story.
Maurice
By Jessixa BagleyREAD MOREThe winning personality of Corduroy meets the fable-like storytelling of Extra Yarn in this uplifting story about a dog and his music amidst a changing Paris.
Everything Good
By Jordan FelizREAD MOREJordan Feliz challenges believers to face worry and fear in the light of God’s sovereignty in his latest release, Everything Good.
Not Finished Yet: Trusting God with All My Feelings
By Sharon Garlough Brown. Illustrated by Jessica Linn EvansREAD MORESometimes, you see, Wren and Gran didn't paint flowers or clouds or birds or trees. Sometimes they painted their feelings. She and Gran called it "painting prayers."
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Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.
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The Banner’s Mixed Media Editor gives her top picks for best Christian living books of 2024.
Her Part to Play: A Novel
By Jenny ErlingssonREAD MOREAdanne accepts a job as a makeup artist for a movie filming in her Alabama hometown, but the money hardly seems worth facing the actor who got her fired from her last job in Hollywood.
Kailani's Gift
By Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Illustrated by Lynnor BontigaoREAD MOREThis picture-book celebration of family, Filipino heritage, and dance showcases the value of patience, perseverance, and blessing others with your gifts and talents.
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Drawing on research and experience, Raffety, an able-bodied Christian writing to able-bodied churches, confesses her struggle to repent from ableism in hopes of convincing others to do the same.
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The Black history you never knew: Uncovering unsung heroes in the struggle for racial justice.
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Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family, beginning with a story of a forbidden romance that leads to a sweeping saga taking place in Korea, Japan, and America.
Darkness Calls the Tiger
By Janyre TrompREAD MOREAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japan devours the southern portion of Burma. Unaware of the coming darkness, Kailyn Moran drifts in her role as the only daughter of a widowed missionary.
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With over 2 million subscribers. James Hoffman knows everything about coffee from all over the world.
Five Stories
By Ellen WeinsteinREAD MOREFive children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City.
The Art of Living in Season: A Year of Reflections for Everyday Saints
By Sylvie VanhoozerREAD MORE"What can I give him?” French author Sylvie Vanhoozer takes her hometown tradition of Provençal crèches (nativity scenes peopled by “little saints”) and tries to expand it yearlong.
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The Herdmans are six siblings who have a reputation for being the worst kids in the world. Yet when they take over the local church pageant during the holidays, they just might teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.
Why Everything that Doesn’t Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt
By Charlie Peacock and Andi AshworthREAD MOREA hopeful, practical model for what it means to be a Christian and a culture-maker in a world of hurt and wondrous possibility, from multi-Grammy winner Charlie Peacock and his wife and author, Andi Ashworth.
The Christmas Elephant: A Nativity Story
By Maria Antonia. Illustrated by Laura ZarrinREAD MOREEllie wants to be an elephant in the Christmas play but her know-it-all sister says she’ll ruin everything. When Baby Jesus goes missing, Ellie must find him, or the play will be ruined!
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!: Life Lessons from the Movie A Christmas Story
By Quentin SchultzeREAD MORETwenty life lessons from the holiday classic A Christmas Story.