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Bees create some of the most incredible homes on the planet.

“You’re always going to be involved with people who are different from you.” Calvin Theological Seminary students do cross-cultural internships while completing Master of Divinity degrees.

As one who faced challenges with resoluteness, humor, and a reliance on Jesus, John Rop was described as a “heart” preacher who understood brokenness. He died July 2 at age 72.

The goal of the University of Southern California colleagues working in the school’s Information Sciences Institute is to target ‘very low-resource languages that are not even in the top 500.’

This gripping story of a mother’s journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children and piece her family back together is a “celebration of motherhood and female resilience.”

Brooklyn's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its existence.

A hilarious picture book for ages 3-7 about finding companionship in unlikely places.

The Around the NFL crew of Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus, and Marc Sessler break down the latest football news, with a dash of mirth.

An unexpected bond forms between a Kentucky mountain woman in the twilight of life and a young reporter who enters her remote world.

She offered the sparkling gold ring one last time before getting into the car.

To read the Hebrew prophets is to recognize that to be chosen is a fearful responsibility.

Reader satisfaction with The Banner has gone up over the past three years, according to data from reader surveys in 2020 and 2023.

Certainly there were enjoyable moments reminiscent of synods past, but this was the most brutal of the four synods I have yet attended.

A look at the whys of human suffering.

After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her.

Sometimes the choice to carry on amid great suffering—to simply get out of bed—is itself a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God.

A pastor and professor with a gentle demeanor and respect for others as God’s image bearers, Phil Holtrop was a trusted confidant and mentor to many. He died June 12, aged 89.

Two men with a heart for Haiti are working to build up leaders and plant Haitian churches in southern Florida.

Yeshiva University in New York has launched a master’s degree program intended specifically for Christian students who want to learn more about Judaism. It’s part of a growing number of interfaith academic collaborations at U.S. Christian and Jewish schools.

David Zandstra, 83, living in Marietta, Ga., is charged with “criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third degree, as well as kidnapping of a minor” in connection with the 1975 murder of 8-year old Gretchen Harrington in Marple, Penn.

Siena spent her free time fixing up an old motorcycle to be sold at a charity auction to feed people who are hungry.

Lauren Daigle releases an atmospheric, self-titled album in two parts.

A young woman moonlights as a detective in this sprightly, tongue-in-cheek Regency murder mystery.