Reviews of books, movies, music, television, websites, and more, looking at the world of arts and entertainment from a Reformed perspective. To submit a review, click here.
In a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is multiethnic, diverse, and contextual.
The Mixed Media editor picks four worthy reads to enrich Black History Month, from a propulsive multigenerational saga to a faith-based novel based on real-life events during Reconstruction.
After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral’s stone floor. Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries.
In this tender picture book, a trip to the library turns into an adventure in kindness and a reminder that people experiencing homelessness deserve compassion and respect.
Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, and George Whitefield were the three most prominent early evangelicals—and all three were deeply compromised on the issue of slavery.
This podcast invites us to see the entertainment in between the pages of classic novels.
A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape, in volatile pre-Civil War Philadelphia.
A new streaming series explores how a father grieved Pan Am Flight 103, the flight of grief, now more poignant in light of recent plane crashes.
When a baby is left on her doorstep, formerly Amish doctor Ruth Stoltzfus must confront the state of her marriage and a life out of balance.
Experience the struggles, sorrows, triumphs, and hopes of real people who survived one of the darkest periods of American history.
A meditative album recorded between first light and dawn.
Inspired by real events, Between Two Brothers is a powerful and uplifting story about forgiveness, brotherhood, and the power of a family’s unconditional love.
A breathtaking look at a disappearing way of life among the haenyeo sea divers of Jeju Island, South Korea.
In her sequel to her middle school novel, Where the Crops Never Fail, author Amanda Midkiff returns 10 years later to the idyllic Riverside Farm in Virginia.
Reflecting on his mom’s death, Brandon Heath releases his ninth album with themes of mourning and joy.
Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ont.: 13-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.
Sometimes the most valuable treasures are found in the darkest of times. It's often in the heart of our deepest pain and struggle that God chooses to reveal his most precious gifts.
We can’t always control what happens to us. But we can discover how to heal the hidden hurt it leaves behind.
Spiritual warfare in the Vatican—and in us.
For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, this is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, pursues, and blesses the outcast.
84-year-old Beatle Ringo Starr releases a delightful country music EP, produced by T-Bone Burnett.
The Banner’s Mixed Media editor responds to review pitches from B.C. Christian school students.
When preaching from the front porch to her friends doesn't turn out as she expected, Penny wonders if she was wrong to want to teach others about God.
This prequel continues the Prime Suspect story.
