I got to thinking about the profound meaning of mission.

a student asked me whether I am in favor of “big government or small government.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers,” said Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount,

Growing up in evangelicalism, I often heard preachers talk about “the time of God’s patience.”

At Easter we celebrate our Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

"But you're not black!"

What can I do to minimize or prevent family discord in the wake of the divisive U.S. election?

Spring is here! Plants are sprouting and birds are busy building nests.

I was nodding along enthusiastically from the first page in of James K. A. Smith’s new book,

My husband drives a beat-up white Tahoe that’s showing its age.

Is it true that the Bible endorses free enterprise capitalism?

Thank you for the retrospective of Joanne De Jonge’s contributions over these many years

What advice would you offer seminary graduates for them to be successful pastors

We neared the diving cliff and surveyed the dark blue water of the Mexican cenote lying about 20 feet below.

When in 1953 Hugh Heffner launched his Playboy magazine, he knew that the nudes and sexually oriented articles he planned to feature would attract a large readership

You’ve probably seen huge piles of flattened boxes behind a mall or grocery store.

I have been involved with life issues since my parents stuffed me into a dress shirt and tie,

Following a discussion about miracles, the teacher took the class to the zoo

As I write this, the hearts of many Banner readers are troubled by the political unrest in the United States and the horrific mosque shooting in Canada.

The Interfaith Chapel at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport doesn’t look much like a place of worship.

I am tone deaf, so singing in worship doesn’t do anything for me.

Many of our churches have a reading bias.