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There are several layers inherent in your question.

Among the news stories, features, and columns most read on thebanner.org in 2021 are perspectives on vaccines, politics, race, and the CRC’s human sexuality report.

Cheryl Bostrom, an author and member of Sonlight Church, a Christian Reformed congregation in Lynden, Wash., published Sugar Birds in 2021. Christianity Today magazine named it among “the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture” for 2022.

College at Southeastern, the undergraduate school of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, conferred degrees Dec. 15 to 24 inmates who were educated behind bars. It’s a growing American trend.

Mixed Media editor picks her favorite audiobook listens of 2021

Famous poet-detective of the PD James mystery novels returns to screen.

This debut novel by a CRC author has won multiple awards, including an honorable mention for the Christianity Today Book Awards.

How can we “let the light shine” even after the service is over?

야망은 현재를 보는 시각을 흐리게 하고 하나님께서 매일 베푸시는 축복을 간과하게 합니다.

The Christmas Quest invites readers, ages 2-6, to accompany the wise men on an epic treasure hunt as they follow the star in search of the King of the Jews.

An old-fashioned Christmas romance with a supernatural twist.

The Banner’s Mixed Media editor highlights her Top 2021 reads for spiritual flourishing.

Her face is written with pain and uncertainty as the doctor brings more pills.

There are some important guiding Reformed principles that could lead us to more convergence.

That would contradict the other ideas and practices of Jesus and the first Christians.

With help from a grant from its classis, Cascade Fellowship in Grand Rapids, Mich., arranged a gospel-focused light display this December.

Songwriter and storyteller Mark Lowry co-wrote “Mary Did You Know?” in 1991. He says the song's success is a miracle.

Captivating retelling of the nativity story for kids 8-12.

America Media presents “Hark!” a podcast on the meaning and the making of our most beloved Christmas carols and their time-honored traditions.

Award-winning novelist offers an imagined narrative of the Christmas story.

The Christian Reformed Church has wrestled with divorce as a theological issue and a social reality through most of its existence.

Long Beach (Calif.) Christian Reformed Church and four neighboring congregations of other denominations stage a yearly “living portrait” Nativity pageant that welcomes more than 1,000 guests each night.

Crosstowne Church, an emerging Christian Reformed congregation in Milton, Ont., welcomed children and families to explore crafts and traditions from around the world in a series of drop-in programs each Sunday in Advent.