The lyrical weaving of an African American family’s narratives, past, and present, in this debut Christian novel.

The Two Popes ponders deep questions of faith and life.

Her story dates back more than 350 years to the Spice Islands of the Indonesian archipelago and the wars that erupted over their control.

Just as the addax was designed with special features for life in the harsh desert, we as God’s children are designed with a purpose in mind.

Can’t someone make commitments and keep promises to a church without being a member?

Kirk Franklin’s newest album skillfully continues his unique blending of gospel, choir, and hip-hop elements.

The true story of a woman whose unjust life sentence and presidential commutation made national news.

A modern and lustrous retelling of the 1868 classic by Louisa May Alcott

A Fredrick Buechner expert presents a collection of the true "essentials" from across Buechner's diverse catalog, as well as an overview of the writer’s life.

What do we do with all the promises for peace on Earth that got stirred up during the Advent and Christmas seasons?

I have gone from pulling weeds on Sunday to pruning back unruly shrubs and even, on occasion, to mowing the grass. After church we sometimes join friends for Sunday brunch at a restaurant. I do not wear a WWJD bracelet, but I do wonder how Jesus would react.

When we are broken and humbled, acts of kindness convey God’s care in ways that spark and refresh our sense of being called to serve God.

In this middle-grade novel, a girl and her family get caught up in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.

Canadian Indigenous artist sings powerfully about life as a minority in a dominant culture.

Trauma-informed Christian therapist Aundi Kolber offers a kinder, gentler way to wholeness.

I can choose to hit each note precisely and be on my own or I can elect to more or less sing the right notes in a kind of approximate way but at least be singing along with the others.

He tried to say at the end that creation, like salvation, is all about grace, but it seems to me that environmental sermons are a bit fluffy and sermons instead should be about the gospel of the saving grace of Jesus

Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told in a stunning picture book.

A true story about the pursuit of excellence on and off the racetrack.

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Why and what we do matters, yes, but how we do it also matters to God.

Exceptional picks from a year’s worth of listening by The Banner’s Mixed Media editor.

How C.S. Lewis thought the natural world and senses were a doorway to God.