Malcolm Guite reads poems and other classic literature from his enchanting library.
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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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This timely and thought-provoking story about a teen girl shouldering impossibly large responsibilities and ultimately learning that she doesn’t have to do it alone is the perfect follow-up to Daniel Aleman's award-winning debut novel, Indivisible.
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Exploring the interconnectedness of faith and love.
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See some of our top picks for reading and watching for October 2023.
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Rest, whether it’s sleeping or just taking a break, is important for our physical and spiritual health.
- September 26, 2023| |READ MORE
A young woman entering 1882 New York City's rigid social scene is drawn into the daily conflicts surrounding the new-money Russell family and the established van Rhijn-Brook family, who are neighbors.
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A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latin culture, community, and family, told through a young girl’s experiences in the kitchen with her abuela.
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The Banner’s Mixed Media editor suggests four books to read for Hispanic Heritage Month, including a modern classic set in the Dominican Republic.
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Our Christian Reformed church called a minister from the Reformed Church in America, and the RCA church in town called a CRC minister. Is that allowed?
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If we use our imagination, it’s possible to see loon calls as symbols of our calls to and from God. The more I explore them, the more similarities I see.
- September 22, 2023| |READ MORE
A Colombian American journalist tries to save her career by taking an assignment somewhere she never thought she’d go — Colombia — in this heartwarming debut novel about rediscovering our family stories.
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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are torn apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week.
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An enchanting meditation on the power of storytelling in our individual and collective lives.
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Celebrating the certainty of the Good News, this seven-song collection delivers such standout original tracks as “Mercy,” “Not Like Mine” and “Saved By Grace.”
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A child confronts conflicting feelings of embarrassment and love for her Mexican abuela in this moving, personal story from Newbery- and Pura Belpré Award–winning author Donna Barba Higuera
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My college-aged children seem to focus mostly on hobbies. I want them to find joy and fulfillment, but I’m concerned about their ability to pay their bills in the future. How do I bring up my concerns with them?
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God himself is beauty, and God creates beautiful things.
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Armed with data from an all-new survey of over 7,000 women, the authors of The Great Sex Rescue reveal how experiences in church as teens affect women's self-esteem and relationships today.
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The Mandalorian and Grogu return.
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A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.
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Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Enough.
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Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy offers a gentle album of sacred songs based lyrically on poems by Kevin Belmonte.
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Confused and disoriented, he was making his way home from the grocery store.
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James 2:26 (“Faith without deeds is dead”) seems to contradict Galatians 2:16 (we are “justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law”).