The two criminals crucified with Jesus (Luke 23:39-43) are a microcosm of humanity under suffering.
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A father’s stirring and tender tribute to the son he lost to suicide.
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Arriving in New York City in 1889, Mother Francesca Cabrini is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. She soon sets off on a daring mission to convince the mayor to secure housing and health care for society's most vulnerable.
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
By Siddharth KaraREAD MOREAn unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.
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With a Resonate Global Mission innovation grant in 2023, chaplain Joel Kiekintveld was able to offer encouraging events for staff of the Office of Children's Services in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Tony Schweitzer was a pastor who also served outside of the church in ministries offering spiritual care and belonging for people with disabilities. He died Feb. 25 at age 81.
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Grateful players and coaches took home the 11th boys state basketball championship for Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa.
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Emphasizing a high value for participating together in corporate worship, a team of Reformed worship leaders, pastors, and theologians vetted a recent list of most-sung worship songs, noting 55 of 100 as having “no or minor reservations.”
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이민자들과 다양한 인종 배경을 가진 사람들의 시각을 통해, 하나님께서는 우리가 진정 누구인지를 볼 수 있는 거울과 렌즈를 제공하십니다.
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Participants share about a 10-month collaborative exploration of what it truly means to be a healthy multicultural church.
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Grammy Award–winning music producer Charlie Peacock shares evocative, in-depth stories of crafting popular songs the whole world sings.
What If I Can’t Explain God?
By Jennifer Grant. Illustrated by Hsulynn PangREAD MOREIn this new picture book by the author of Maybe God Is Like That Too, children will learn that accepting a bit of mystery is part of what it means to have faith.
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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Is it wrong to continue asking God for something over and over again? Is it a sign that the answer is “no” if you haven’t yet received it?
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Wanting to be big without the leading and loving presence of the Holy Spirit is a kind of sickness, an addiction that can lead to ruin.
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During adolescence my view of my mother’s occupation as a stay-at-home mom turned to the judgmental conclusion that she was not living up to her potential.
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A recent ruling in Alabama declared frozen embryos to be children. The ruling raises important ethical issues about in vitro fertilization.
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Working with New Horizons Foundation–USA, First Christian Reformed Church, in Orange City, Iowa, built 35 solar-powered lights to send to Ukraine.
Journey With Jesus: an Easter Story
By Ann Ingalls. Illustrated by Steliyana DonevaREAD MOREYoung readers are invited to journey with Jesus all the way to Easter and experience his great love for each one of us.
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Author Isabel Wilkerson writes her seminal book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents while coping with personal tragedy.
Sit in the Sun and Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats
By Jon M. SweeneyREAD MOREJon Sweeney offers a beautifully illustrated, playful, gentle, meditation on the many spiritual truths and practices our feline companions provide if we but pause and pay attention.
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God is weaving together the stories of a former missionary family, a pastor from Haiti, and local Christian Reformed churches into a tapestry that can welcome and empower new Haitian communities in North America.
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Once a year, members of the ҵ are asked to respond to the denomination's annual survey covering things from giving and diaconal work to prayer and spiritual disciplines.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBrideREAD MOREFrom James McBride, author of the bestselling Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them