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Guard Your Heart
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (653+ words) As I Was Saying is a forum for a variety of perspectives to foster faith-related conversations among our readers with the goal of mutual learning, even in disagreement. Apart from articles written by editorial staff, these perspectives do not necessarily…...
Turning the Pages as Spring and Summer Bloom
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1463+ words) By T. I. Lowe Reviewed by Ann Byle Juniper (Junie) Wilder retreats to her beloved grandmother's beach-front home on Sullivan's Island, S. C. , after time in jail and rehab. Grief at losing her husband and then her grandmother spiraled into a drunk driving charge…...
From One Generation to Another: A Legacy Worth Celebrating
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (238+ words) The Christian Reformed churches in southern California gathered for a joint service of worship and thanksgiving Sunday, April 19, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the CRCNA's oldest institution, Calvin Theological Seminary. Inspired by plans to celebrate the sesquicentennial in…...
Lora Copley Is Approved Candidate for Banner's Editor-in-Chief
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (333+ words) The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church in North America approved Rev. Lora Copley as its candidate to present to Synod 2026 for the long-term editor-in-chief appointment. Synod is the CRCNA's annual general assembly. It is responsible to appoint…...
Transformed Eyes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (602+ words) In first grade, everything Mrs. Zuidema wrote on the chalkboard looked fuzzy. I'd break my pencil point so I could walk up to the sharpener, slo-o-owly passing the board to read it. Once, I squirreled my brother's binoculars into my…...
After Three Years of Sudan War, Christian Leaders Say Some Signs of Hope Emerge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (882+ words) The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Fredrick Nzwili, was published April 15, 2026 on religionnews. com. It has been lightly edited for Banner style. As the war in Sudan entered its fourth year…...
A Year Without Home
1+ week, 4+ day ago (331+ words) This poignant novel in verse is about a Hmong girl losing and finding home in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. For fans of Jasmine Warga and Veera Hiranandani. A Year Without Home Written in free verse and based on…...
What God Says About You
1+ week, 4+ day ago (339+ words) When a child feels left out, makes a mistake, or is called a name that hurts their heart, how can they know their true identity? What God Says About You In this charming, rhyming picture book, author Hosanna Wong invites…...
A 3 D Look at Human Sexuality
2+ week, 1+ day ago (960+ words) My wife of 49 years died about a year ago. I am often sad. But I am not going to come apart. Because the story of my marriage is a subplot of the main plot of God's story. My subplot's chapter…...
It's Time for Phase Two
2+ week, 1+ day ago (334+ words) During the past five years the CRC has invested tremendous energy in drawing clear boundary lines concerning human sexuality. We might call this "phase one" of working through the 175-page 2021 Human Sexuality Report. The report calls for much more than…...