Marilynne Robinson’s nonfiction takes dead aim at the stories we Americans tell ourselves about ourselves and about our mother country.
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This adult novel introduces readers to the dark underbelly of the global fashion industry, as well as to the lives of two men who are longing for grace and redemption.
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The film version of A Wrinkle in Time suffers under the weight of its own computer-generated imagery and disregards the soul of Madeleine L’Engle’s groundbreaking story.
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This animated film tells the story of a courageous young girl in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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This novel for adults is filled with biblical allusions and covers vast physical and emotional territory.
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Modern worldviews create problems they cannot solve; the Christian story has the power to move us “beyond” the modern age and heal the scars of modernization.
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Aha Gazelle chooses to be vulnerable throughout this album, sharing his struggles and questions around faith, racial injustice, and relationships.
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A Banner reader sent this review of the first book in The Pastor Maggie Series.
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This live recording celebrates and is inspired by Scripture and creation.
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A team of researchers interviewed 235 low- and middle-income families to find out why so many families feel so financially insecure.
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What do the current crop of nominated films tell us about our culture and ourselves?
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In this picture book, Martin wonders, “If Jesus comes to visit me, what would I say? What would I do? How would I welcome him?”
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Abu Atallah was “a good Muslim kid” who grew up in Cairo, Egypt . . .
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In the beginning God created humans in his image, male and female . . .
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All Set: James K. A. Smith’s latest book, Awaiting the King, is the third book . . .
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Imagine an African country untouched by colonialism, completely in control of a rare mineral resource, and more technologically advanced than any other nation.
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Living Biblically is a new half-hour comedy based on A. J. Jacob’s best-selling 2007 book The Year of Living Biblically.
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Ken Medema has been writing and singing music for the church since the early 1970s, so Nothing Like the Rain, an album of new Medema songs, seems almost instantly recognizable.
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A common happening: a father and son go fishing. But in A Different Pond this simple activity is so much more.
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Moonee is 6 years old and lives in a cheap hotel in the Orlando area. But this is no Eloise-in-the-Plaza-Hotel fantasy; Moonee’s young single mother, Halley, is doing her best to feed her daughter and make sure they have shelter.
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Author Jim Burns’ goal in writing Understanding Your Teen is to help parents raise kids “who love God and who will one day become responsible adults.”
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Based on a true story, this juvenile novel relates events in England in 1486.
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Paddington, the lovable bear from Peru, is back. Once again, he’s getting himself into a pickle.
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When author Joshua Jipp set out to examine what Scripture teaches about hospitality to strangers, a resounding theme emerged, namely, “God’s hospitality to us necessarily results in and creates hospitality to others.”