President-elect Donald Trump will spend much of the time until his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017, composing his new administration.
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In Memoriam: Rev. Martin Stegink
1927-2016Martin Stegink was a lover of nature who reveled in the beauty of God’s creation.
In Memoriam: Rev. Chester Marciel Schemper
1918 - 2016Chester Schemper was a passionate, positive, hard-working man of faith whose love, joy, and gratitude profoundly affected those around him.
College and university students affiliated with Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in St. Catharines, Ont., have come to expect an early Christmas present
Joanne De Jonge’s first Banner article, “Mooncakes and Motorcycles,” appeared in the August 16, 1968 issue. Her final one, “Stargazing,” appeared this week.
“Our Lives: Voices of Westview Centre4Women” opened this November with two evening performances
On Nov. 8-10, women married to pastors found an oasis of grace in San Diego, Calif., at the annual Pastors’ Wives Conference.
Canadian researchers are revisiting a hotly debated sociological question: Why do some churches decline while others succeed?
In Memoriam: Rev. Kenneth Prol
1951 - 2016Kenneth Prol was a man with a passion for bringing everyone he met closer to God.
This year toward the end of October, around 100 costume-clad kids in South Indianapolis were immersed in a world of candy
Anita Joldersma says she was “bitten by the laundry soap bug.”
A 10-year-old boy’s life was tragically cut short on the rainy night of November 2.
This fall, Korean college students and other young adults gathered in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Faith and Work Forums for Korean college students.
In Memoriam: Rev. Henry B. VandenHeuvel
1937-2016A conference exploring the intersection of faith and disability
About 140 people came to Geneva House for an “Open Talk about Pornography.”
In Memoriam Rev. Timothy Lee Koster
1961-2016Thoughtful, compassionate, and kind, Tim Koster served his church and community with love, respect, and integrity.
Back when so many thought Hillary Clinton would be the next president, two dozen African-American leaders wrote to the Democratic nominee asking her to explain
A strong white evangelical, white Catholic, and Mormon vote for Donald Trump
Christians who identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) are making themselves known more and more in schools, youth groups, and faith communities.