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. 

In sparse, rhyming verse, author Carole Boston Weatherford relates for children the story of John Newton’s life and why he wrote the renowned hymn “Amazing Grace.”

Dumplin’ endears while it explores body image, loyalty, grief, and tricky mother-daughter relationships.

Against the backdrop of glittering white twinkle lights strung along the living room walls and quiet piano music played by a pianist I’d hired the day before, the painful story spilled forth. 

This picture book highlights the glory and goodness of God’s creation and the love Saint Francis poured out on all creatures.

The burden of guilt and shame caused Sokolov to carry his story of being the “tattooist of Auschwitz” in secrecy for 50 years.

In 1907, a man named Leo Baekeland made a discovery that changed our world forever.

Self-denial is at the heart of Christian calling. How different this is from popular conceptions of calling!

As a lifelong member of the Christian Reformed Church, I grew up hearing two very different narratives.

In this accessible, inspiring book, author John Ortberg contrasts two ways of thinking about Jesus’ gospel.

Monsters and Men is a small indie film that tries to dig deep into big topics.

When we reject God and follow our own purposes, ugliness results. These ugly stories hold up a mirror to show us how sin looks

Millennials may find this album resonates with the common challenges of their generation, particularly around authenticity and love.

Khang boldly unfolds how having no space to speak is not only a justice issue but a limitation on what it is to experience the fullness of imago Dei—being an image-bearer of God.

Are commissioned pastors allowed to perform the same tasks as ministers, such as administering the sacraments and performing weddings and funerals?

The majority of us who read The Banner are not theologians, and we so appreciate a good, down-to-earth article. Keep writing, and thanks again.

It may be easy to shut our eyes and hearts to nameless throngs, but personal relationships make it much harder. 

This captivating juvenile novel shows that ordinary people who aren’t making the headlines, many young girls among them, are nevertheless changing the world for the better.