October 2006
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Features
Don’t Turn Away
Synod 2006 chose to keep the CRC’S relationship with the “Liberal” PCN restrictedREAD MOREWould the outcome have been different had delegates heard this plea?
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Recently I had the privilege of turning over my work in Niger to my Nigerien counterpart, Harouna Issaka.
Raising the MySpace Generation
Our Kids have become the media, yet they’re still just as vulnerable as everREAD MOREWhen I was a kid lying on our shag carpet, watching “The Brady Bunch” or “The Flintstones,” the world of media wa
Seeing the Face of God
What My Muslim Father Taught Me About Christ in the name of God the MercifulREAD MOREGrowing up, I cannot recall a time I got into a car with my father that he didn’t recite this short prayer in Arabic before departi
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In his engaging book Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, Richard Mouw recalls that in the movie Hardcore, Jake tries to explain to Niki,
News
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Lamont (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church is counter-suing a group that broke away from the congregation.
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Ending the high school journey with a service project has become a tradition for seniors at Quinte Christian High School, Belleville, Ont
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For the 10th year in a row, the Christian Reformed churches of Classis Alberta North and The King’s University College teamed up to
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Several teens from Alberta and Ontario went to Regina, Saskatchewan, in July for a service project with the Indian Metis Christian Fellow
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CALLS ACCEPTED
Rev. Timothy L.
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Calvin College ranked first in the U.S.
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Crosspoint Christian Reformed Church in Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed teens from several Michigan churches this summer who came to work on
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For 10 years, summer has meant lots of soccer-playing kids for First Christian Reformed Church in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
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Rev. Richard R. De Ridder
1921 – 2006
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A lawsuit between Inspirationalworship.com and several music publishing companies has been settled out of court.
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Seventy-two teens from Christian Reformed churches in southwest Montana spent a week in July in San Francisco, spreading compassion in Je
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The 2006 Small Group Evangelism Conference was not your mother’s Coffee Break convention. And that was intentional.
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For 14 children and 22 adults, summer vacation this year meant a week of service at the Rehoboth Christian School campus near Gallup, New
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The long drive to Arizona included a stop for a service project for some Michigan teens headed to this year’s Youth Unlimited conve
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For five summer evenings Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Oak Lawn, Ill., transformed into the village of Bethlehem.
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Worship was such a high point for teens at this year’s Youth Unlimited Convention, it must have seemed as if the mountains and hill
Columns
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Consider the Birds
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How do we deal appropriately with a sister denomination about which we have concerns (see “Don’t Turn Away,” p.
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It was an innocent suggestion, that game of hide-and-seek.
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Relationships
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9-11 After 5
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An attractive young woman is put on a diet by her doctor.
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Our church bulletin announced the forthcoming annual art display in the all-purpose room.
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Perhaps you’re like me. You think everything is interesting.
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There’s something alluring about seeing your words in print. Nigh intoxicating.
Our Shared Ministry
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Abuse Prevention’s mission is threefold: to create awareness of various forms of abuse against persons of all ages, to help churche
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Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., is one of the largest Christian colleges in North America.
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The Christian Reformed Church and its members live and serve in Canada and the United States.
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Chaplains are called by the church to extend the ministry of Christ to persons in institutional and specialized settings.
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Christian Reformed World Missions is the global evangelism arm of the Christian Reformed Church.
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The CRC Loan Fund makes loans available to Christian Reformed churches in the United States who desire to purchase property, begin new co
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CRC Publications is the publishing ministry of the Christian Reformed Church.
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The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) is the relief and development organization of the Christian Reformed Church.
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There is often a point in life when all the pieces come together—a moment when a picture emerges from the bits of our lives that pr
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The Denominational Office oversees the work of Christian Reformed agencies and provides funds for synodical expenses and offices, the Boa
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Disability Concerns is the Christian Reformed Church’s ministry to people with disabilities.
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July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
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Christian Reformed Home Missions serves the congregations, ministries, and members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America thro
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Q. How do we fund the programs and activities of the denomination?
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Pastor-Church Relations (PCR) is a ministry by which the Christian Reformed Church provides programs of healing and prevention for minist
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Race Relations is a ministry by which the Christian Reformed Church provides leadership and assistance to the denomination, congregations
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The Office of Social Justice and Hunger Action (OSJHA) responds to God’s call to let justice flow like a river in our personal and
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As the electronic media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church, The Back to God Hour (BTGH) has proclaimed the message of salvation to
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The Foundation of the Christian Reformed Church and the CRC-Canada Foundation provide an avenue for gifts and bequests in support of the
