October 2010
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Features
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- When talking with someone who has a disability, look at that person—not at the interpreter or companion.
- When host
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It became obvious in the 1960s and ’70s that not only did our historic confessions say some things about other Christians that we w
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Some people think that only those who have climbed mountains, fought in foreign wars, or battled a disease should write their life storie
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They call it aging, but that is not an accurate word for growing old.
News
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An internationally known sculpture called the Decalogue spent July and August in Bellflower, Calif., thanks in part to the efforts of Bet
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Rev.
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From First Christian Reformed Church, Barrie, Ontario, to Rev. Michael Borgert, to be pastor of preaching and administration.
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New Hope Christian Reformed Church in Lansing, Ill., is attracting people from its community with an offer of free dental services.
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When Gloria Ranney lost both parents within four weeks of each other, she felt a void in the church for those who are grieving.
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For two Christian Reformed athletes, the 2010 National Special Olympics in Lincoln, Neb., were a dream come true.
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Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) responded to flooding both nearby and far away, providing aid for relief in both Pakist
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After five years and more than $136,000 in legal fees, the fight for the building of New Hope Christian Reformed Church in Tacoma, Wash.,
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A neglected, polluted creek that runs through Grand Rapids, Mich., is getting some help from local Christian Reformed churches.
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June 8, 1924-May 5, 2010
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September 21, 1935 – June 15, 2010
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Lynette Feenstra, kindergarten teacher at Hull (Iowa) Christian School and a member of First Christian Reformed Church of Hull, has a muc
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The King’s University College, a school supported by members of the Christian Reformed Church, has become involved in the case of C
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Nearly 600 people from West Michigan flocked to Zutphen Christian Reformed Church’s free second annual classic tractor and car show
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Members of The River Christian Reformed Church in Sutton, Mass., are raking and digging to change how people in their town view the churc
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There’s no need for Caledonia (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church to go back to the drawing board after the success of its recent art
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When the Shin Urayasu Reformed Church in the Tokyo area celebrated becoming a full-fledged congregation with its own elders and deacons,
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It was a three-peat for the men’s basketball team at Western Michigan Christian High School in Muskegon, Mich.
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The 10th-grade catechism class of Cascade Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., wrote their own version of the Apo
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When Benita Koeman found herself caring for three young children as her husband, Rev.
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Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Hamilton, Ontario, known locally as a place where many ethnic communities gather, was targeted thre
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Just weeks after serving the Christian Reformed Church as vice president of Synod 2010, Rev.
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Dana Marie Hoekstra of Community Christian Reformed Church in Kitchener, Ontario, is taking some big steps in her singing career this yea
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At the age of 65, the Rev. Raymond Slim is retiring, as he puts it, “in theory.”
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Sidewalk counselor Ruth Westra looks for distraught pregnant women outside an abortion clinic in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Word has spread that Hope Christian Reformed Church in Grandville, Mich., is a great place for teens to spend Tuesday evenings.
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Ten months after burning to the ground as a result of arson, the Green Bean Coffee House in Seattle, Wash., reopened in a new location (s
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Wayside chapels may seem like a relic from 50 years ago, but those tiny churches, many built and maintained by Christian Reformed people
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Rev. Daniel Kuiper recalls faculty meetings being interrupted by the sound of gunfire.
Columns
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Outreach
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I am one of 14.6 million unemployed people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (July 2010).
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Separation a Sin?
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Separation a Sin?
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My initial reaction to the opinion piece in the September issue of The Banner (“Is Separation Always a Sin?”) was that it was
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We live in a mid-sized Ontario town and were driving through the countryside one day.
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The more media we have to record our stories, the less we make the effort. What a shame!
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This morning I’m reminded of a quote from the movie Ladies in Lavender: “Growing old is a gradual surrender.”
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October is a pretty “sweet” month—who doesn’t enjoy traveling from house to house and filling a pillowcase with c
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“American culture,” writes Doris Lessing, “is enriched by having the whole range of Marilynne Robinson’s work.&rd
Our Shared Ministry
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Through my blog on the Back to God Ministries International’s Russian website, I can directly engage people in conversations about
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With the coming of fall, many of us have set aside vacations, excursions to lakes and rivers, bicycle and camping trips, and all the othe
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After successfully planting a church in Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, last summer, Ben and Amy Meyer got an inspiration
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Boot up your computer and tour The Network for stories, heartfelt insights, and information about nearly any conceivable aspect of church
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A village high up in Kenya’s fertile Rift Valley is ablaze with hope—thanks in part to peacemakers from Nigeria, the outreach
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“I’m very happy because I and my children can now live in a safer house,” said Daw Thein Htay from Kwin Ma Gyi village
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When Justin Kadyeni looks over Thomas Tembo’s field, he sees manure, rotting leaves, the decaying stumps of harvested soy bean plan
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Several years ago, when Kory Plockmeyer was a graduate student at the University of Florida, he longed to be a part of an on-campus faith
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Big Fish Eat Little Fish is a disturbingly quirky 16th-century engraving by artist Peter Bruegel that shows exactly that—big fish e
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Calvin Theological Seminary students, professors, and others visited sites in Turkey and Greece this year as part of the seminary’s