A progressive rock album explores the Apostle Paul’s conversion.
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Family tensions meet slapstick humor in a movie starring Robert De Niro as “Grandpa.”
“She did what she could” (Mark 14:8)—and that is the goal of this book: to provide insights and wisdom for walking through life with the confidence that you’re doing “what you can” to live well for God.
Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, one of 2020’s most acclaimed novels.
A documentary of how White House photographer Pete Souza captured the Reagan and the Obama presidencies through his insightful lens.
A masterful work of comic book journalism about indigenous North America, resource extraction, and our debt to the natural world.
The Banner’s Mixed Media editor chooses the seven books that most encouraged and enlightened her faith journey in 2020.
A young pop singer details why she rejects progressive Christianity in favor of historic Christianity.
With a blend of electro-pop, ballads, and spoken word, the Fearless BND stirs courage in its listeners.
A deeply moving picture book helps children and their families navigate grief.
Could it be that the captain’s oldest friend, the sea, knows what Swashby needs even better than he knows himself?
A masterpiece of a documentary about Michael Jordan appeals to even non-basketball fans.
She never expected to be a minister’s wife. And the life she discovered was more challenging—and more beautiful—than she could have anticipated.
A bloody movie about a small town sheriff tries and fails to be like Fargo.
When sin is disguised as virtue, the path to cultivating righteousness becomes impossible. Such is the challenge Christians face in the modern age.
Tenth Avenue North records a spare album—their last—of stripped-down favorites from their catalog.
“The Giver” author draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan in this stunning work in verse for young readers.
A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.
Two 30-minute worship albums speak to us in times of sorrow, anxiety, and injustice.
Esther Ahmad describes her youth in Pakistan, chronicling her escape from radical Islam and her conversion to Christianity
A funny and personable food travelogue show hosted by the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond.
A warm and funny memoir about a young woman battling a lifelong autoimmune disorder.
A therapist and pastoral care professor illuminates and enlightens in a book about narcissism in the church.
A sci-fi spy movie that’s more riddle than story