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Columns
Read our regular columns on Faith Matters, Big Questions, Christian apologetics, Editorials, the Discover page (especially for kids), the Vantage Point, the Other Six, and letters from Christian Reformed Church members and our readers. Our online-only columns are As I Was Saying and Behind the Banner.
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A retired professor gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home.
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Get our list of movies, books, and podcasts to check out this month.
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Overwhelm is so pervasive in our world as a whole, including within the church.
Will's Race for Home
By Jewell Parker RhodesREAD MOREBestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes west in this thrilling adventure story about a father and son who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush—if they can survive the journey.
A Bend in the River
Directed by Colin BroderickREAD MOREAn Irish story moves viewers along a redemptive arc.
My Hive: A Girl, Her Grandfather, and Their Honeybee Family
By Meredith May. Illustrated by Jasmin DwyerREAD MOREBy the author of the award-winning memoir The Honey Bus, a bittersweet picture book about a lonesome and fearful girl who finds herself at home with her grandfather and his honeybees.
In the Garden
By Doug TjapkesREAD MOREDoug Tjapkes has been playing piano and organ in worship in the CRC for 70 years!
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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While it contains deep wisdom on life, the book is easily passed over because of the unsavory negativity.
Being a Sanctuary: The Radical Way for the Body of Christ to Be Sacred, Soft, and Safe
By Pricelis Perreaux-DominguezFebruary 21, 2025| |READ MOREPricelis Perreaux-Dominguez, who has experienced abuse, trauma, and racism within the church, examines the state of the church and offers us a hopeful path forward.
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A dying woman, her cat, and an anxiety-ridden man go on a journey after an alien invasion.
Born of Gilded Mountains
By Amanda DykesFebruary 21, 2025| |READ MOREIn 1948, scandal-plagued Hollywood star Mercy Windsor seeks refuge in the Colorado mining town where her childhood pen pal lived.
The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
By Esau McCaulley (Editor), Janette H. Ok (Co-editor), Osvaldo Padilla (Co-editor), and Amy Peeler (Co-editor)February 18, 2025| |READ MOREIn a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is multiethnic, diverse, and contextual.
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One of those things we’ve started to worship is politics.
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In light, earthquakes, sound, and water, waves are very similar.
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The Mixed Media editor picks four worthy reads to enrich Black History Month, from a propulsive multigenerational saga to a faith-based novel based on real-life events during Reconstruction.
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After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral’s stone floor. Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries.
Not Pop-Pop
By Angela De Groot. Illustrated by MacKenzie HaleyREAD MOREIn this tender picture book, a trip to the library turns into an adventure in kindness and a reminder that people experiencing homelessness deserve compassion and respect.
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Naturally, we want to showcase our strength. But Paul reminds the whole church that the good news resonates best when we are weak, needy, vulnerable, and unpolished.
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Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitefield were the three most prominent early evangelicals—and all three were deeply compromised on the issue of slavery.
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This podcast invites us to see the entertainment in between the pages of classic novels.
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All of us have discussed sermons—at Grandma’s house, in church meetings, or in conversation with family or friends.
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Eighty years ago, as a little boy, I experienced the sadness and the sin of a church split.