January 2017
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Features
News
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About 140 people came to Geneva House for an “Open Talk about Pornography.”
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Canadian researchers are revisiting a hotly debated sociological question: Why do some churches decline while others succeed?
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After focusing on the Paris Summit on climate change (COP21) and sending a delegation there, the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice is continuing its creation care work.
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A conference exploring the intersection of faith and disability
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Approximately 120 friends and supporters of the Edmonton Native Healing Centre gathered on October 27 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
In Memoriam Rev. Timothy Lee Koster
1961-2016READ MOREThoughtful, compassionate, and kind, Tim Koster served his church and community with love, respect, and integrity.
In Memoriam: Rev. Chester Marciel Schemper
1918 - 2016READ MOREChester Schemper was a passionate, positive, hard-working man of faith whose love, joy, and gratitude profoundly affected those around him.
In Memoriam: Rev. Henry B. VandenHeuvel
1937-2016READ MOREIn Memoriam: Rev. Kenneth Prol
1951 - 2016READ MOREKenneth Prol was a man with a passion for bringing everyone he met closer to God.
In Memoriam: Rev. Martin Stegink
1927-2016READ MOREMartin Stegink was a lover of nature who reveled in the beauty of God’s creation.
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This year toward the end of October, around 100 costume-clad kids in South Indianapolis were immersed in a world of candy
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The Gathering Place in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been reaching out in word and deed for more than 30 years by offering Bible studies,
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After 25 years of separation, Tamba Biango and his mother, Sarah Mani Chanibue, were reunited
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On Nov. 8-10, women married to pastors found an oasis of grace in San Diego, Calif., at the annual Pastors’ Wives Conference.
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“Our Lives: Voices of Westview Centre4Women” opened this November with two evening performances
Columns
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Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan is eerily prophetic and timely.
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Paul told the Corinthians that “those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves”
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Thanks to all who were part of creating the “Our Journey 2020”
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Each day we make thousands of decisions.
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The phone rings at 1 a.m.: a child is in the hospital.
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Q A good friend at school is Muslim. Her parents are really hard on her. How can I help?
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As a father of three lovely daughters, I have made my fair share of parenting mistakes.
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I don’t usually laugh out loud when reading death notices in the newspaper, but
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On October 13 Nicholas Wolterstorff offered his voice in favor of same-sex marriage
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Imagine big, fluffy snowflakes gently drifting down.
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“What is a pilgrim?”
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David Gungor and John Arndt, also known as The Brilliance, offer up a new album
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For the first time in my life, I opened a Dutch dictionary.
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Eighty-one-year-old Mary Oliver is widely acclaimed for her wise, lyrical poetry that presents life as a spiritual pilgrimage.
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Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese realizes that her family is “all broken and scattered every which way.
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My church’s worship is too wordy and prescribed.
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I write this review on the evening of the death of 82-year-old Leonard Cohen,
Our Shared Ministry
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In an historic move, the Reformed Church of Japan (RCJ), Christian Reformed World Missions-Japan (CRJM), and Back to God Ministries International (BTGMI)
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“The sounds and sights of that day in September will linger a long time.”
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Copies from 30 years of Reformed Worship,
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Every year, Calvin Seminary celebrates Christmas Around the World,
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When Sooyoungro Presbyterian Church in Busan, South Korea, realized the effectiveness of Coffee Break groups for global missions,
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Rosa and her family live in a remote Guatemalan village.
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On the front lines of relief work in Africa, Margaret Njuguna was troubled by the sight of children and adults living with disabilities
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Rob Ringuette remembers his boss asking him to stay late after work to meet with him.
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Carla’s 15-minute ride to church may be the most important part of her Sunday routine.