May 2018
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Features
News
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About 50 people met together March 10 to focus on facing the new realities of life after 30 to 40 years of work experiences.
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Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Church has served as a pick-up venue for the Good Food Box program for more than 15 years.
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Leaders of Classis Minnkota and denominational staff of the Christian Reformed Church all agreed that it was good to meet face to face to talk about the blog.
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In September 2017, Hurricane Irma left behind destruction and displacement. When students experiencing homelessness needed lunch, South Kendall CRC stepped in to help.
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Albert Vanden Pol touched many people with his pastoral heart and gentle spirit. He died on January 24 in Surrey, B.C.
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Having served more than 30 years as a pastor, missionary, chaplain, and counselor, Harry Van Dam, died on Feb. 4 at 86.
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A humble man with an ecumenical spirit and a warm, welcoming smile, Vugteveen died on February 1, at the age of 84.
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Madison Square Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., is working with Inner City Christian Federation to redevelop the 1920s-era building that was the original home of Grand Rapids Christian High School—creating both worship space and contributing to affordable housing in the community.
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Members of Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Grandville, Mich., and members of Rosedale Park Baptist Church in Detroit met, talked, and prayed together about race and faith.
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Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional grouping of churches. Here are the highlights of classis meetings of the past few months.
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Calvin Christian Reformed Church in McBain, Mich., festooned its roadside parking lot with balloons and bright pink signs on May 4
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In Waterloo, Ont., church members from multiple regions heard from public educators and discussed how to create safer communities.
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Preaching and painting came together in a recent sermon series at Second Christian Reformed Church in Grand Haven, Mich.
Columns
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The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., reminds us of the epidemic of gun violence in the United States.
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It is time we determine whether our faith is shaping our politics or our politics has been shaping our faith.
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I’m sure you have encountered the brokenness of relationships, governments, and society. It would easy to throw your hands up and never leave your home.
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Children this age are exciting but also challenging and tiring.
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Es hora que determinemos si nuestra fe está moldeando nuestra política, o nuestra política está moldeando nuestra fe.
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Carole Boston Weatherford’s newest picture book subtly deals with racial discrimination while capturing the hopes and dreams of every mother.
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People can definitely gamble with their money at the stock market, but that is not what it is intended to do.
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When the Caspers’ child was diagnosed with autism, it gave them a new perspective on life.
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What congregations can do―and avoid doing—when they’re in a transition zone.
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The guidebook described the lakeside campground as one of the great family destinations in California if you don’t mind the drive.
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Paddington, the lovable bear from Peru, is back. Once again, he’s getting himself into a pickle.
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My paintings explore the process and cycle of abuse based on my experiences and those of many others. Each painting has its own theme: “Abuse,” “Aftermath,” “Recovery,” and “Cycle.”
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Thank you, thank you. I noticed “Punch Lines” is missing from the revamped Banner.
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Brian Fallon delivers an archetypal rock album with relatable themes, interesting song structures, and an authentic, raspy rock voice.
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Find out what’s new and noteworthy this month.
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It was one of those oppressively gloomy mornings—the kind where it’s difficult to rouse yourself from sleep,
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Marilynne Robinson’s nonfiction takes dead aim at the stories we Americans tell ourselves about ourselves and about our mother country.
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Christians have asked this question since the early church.
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One possible reason for strained relationships between pastors and churches is the tendency of churches to put their pastors on a pedestal.
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이제는 우리 신앙이 정치를 형성할지 정치가 우리의 신앙을 형성할지 결정해야 할 때입니다.
Our Shared Ministry
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Moussa is overjoyed with the fruit of a powerful collaboration. Together, his small West African community, their local church, and World Renew built a cereal bank.
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Last June, Synod 2017 called for an annual Day of Justice to be held in churches beginning on Aug. 19, 2018.
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The woman, swathed in a black dress, sits on the floor of a white-tiled institutional kitchen, big pots stacked behind her and beside her. Broken masonry and other rubble ring her. A light from outside the frame spills over the scene.
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There is a rule that ministers should not tell stories about their children from the pulpit—
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What difference does being Reformed really make? Our Reformed identity is much more than a set of theological principles.
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Hay una regla según la cual los ministros no deben contar historias sobre sus hijos desde el púlpito—
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설교자에게는 설교시간에 자녀에 관한 이야기를 함부로 하면 안 된다는 룰이 있습니다.