April 2018
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Features
News
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Madison Church, a multi-site Christian Reformed congregation in Grand Rapids, Mich., retold the biblical story of creation, sin, salvation, and redemption with its multicultural production of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 book God’s Trombones.
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Hundreds of Christians filled the streets of downtown Brockville, Ont., to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
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Ben Glenn's presentations aim to help students learn more about themselves and be inspired by God's plan for their lives.
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The Lord must breathe life into the dry bones of his church (Ezek. 37) and give it a passion for evangelism and church planting. The question is, do we want it?
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It was a full agenda for the Council of Delegates in February, including discussions about classis renewal, church planting and evangelism, ministry priorities, and tough budgets.
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Syd Hielema: “It’s not about keeping curriculum alive but embedding curriculum as one part of a faith formation immersive environment.”
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Goshen (NY) Christian Reformed Church hosted its third annual EGG-Stravaganza on April 8,
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Church in the ‘middle of everywhere’ adds new gymnasium to its welcoming spaces, offering basketball and children’s drop-in play to start.
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Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional grouping of churches.
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Carl Reitsma was born on Reformation Day and loved the Reformed faith.
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A man of prayer with a passion for spreading the gospel, Richard D. Sytsma was one of the pioneer missionaries to Japan in the early 1950s . . .
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Seung Jai Kang, 80, was a dedicated and energetic pastor who lived his life in service to local ministries, church planting, and teaching...
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Ministry priorities for the Christian Reformed Church are up against tough budget realities of decreased denominational ministry income.
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Three youth pastors at CRC congregations in Kalamazoo, Mich., swapped youth groups for two weeks in February, breaking up a winter lull and reaching youth with a new story.
Columns
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In this situation your instinct guided you, and I'm very glad you acted on it.
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A red heart catches my eye.
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Kelley Nikondeha experienced the “sacrament of belonging” early in her life when she was adopted by her parents.
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With more than 2 billion users worldwide, what could possibly be wrong with Facebook, the free social media service invented to bring us closer to each other?
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He validated his agnosticism by naming all the ways “the church” and “Christianity” had hurt people . . .
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The Christian Reformed Church needs an official position on gun culture.
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La Iglesia Cristiana Reformada necesita una posición oficial sobre la cultura de armas.
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The weathered and white-haired Christian Reformed elder says to my father, “This is the true church!”
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This beautifully filmed documentary portrays a modern-day prophet: poet, essayist, novelist, farmer, and conservationist Wendell Berry.
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How should Christians respond to the Muslim immigrants in their midst?
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Ken Medema has been writing and singing music for the church since the early 1970s, so Nothing Like the Rain, an album of new Medema songs, seems almost instantly recognizable.
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Some people may wonder what we as Canadian members of the Christian Reformed Church have done that requires reconciliation with Indigenous people.
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The Cleveland and Akron churches will always remember the ministry of Rev. Emmitt A. Harrison.
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Every October our church has a Stewardship Sunday with a sermon about giving money to the church.
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How did urban sprawl get its start? What do walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use zoning have to do with loving our neighbor?
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Based on a true story, this juvenile novel relates events in England in 1486.
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It’s spring, and that means there’s a lot of building going on.
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What if I make the wrong career choices?
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카드 요약: 북미주 개혁교회는 총기 문화에 대한 공식적인 입장을 견지해야 합니다.
Our Shared Ministry
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No lo veía venir, pero posteriormente, estoy maravillado por las oportunidades que Dios brinda. Permítame explicarle.
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Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. This trend affects our churches. Whether in North American communities or in places around the world, the reality is that Christian Reformed churches can’t ignore their Muslim neighbors. But what does this mean in practice?
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If I were to become a Christian, it would mean not only changing my religion but changing my whole identity. . . .
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The first participants of Peer-to-Peer, a new Resonate Global Mission program aimed at building interfaith understanding, returned a few months ago from a two-week trip to the Middle East.
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I didn’t see it coming, but in hindsight I’m amazed at the opportunities God provides. Let me explain.
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John Swinton urged listeners to reassess the ways in which the church ministers to people with mental health concerns.
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Life was good for many families in Syria. But that all changed in 2011 when war broke out . . .
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예전에는 몰랐는데 지나고 나서 보니 하나님이 주신 기회들이 정말 놀랍다는 생각이 듭니다. 제 이야기를 들어보십시오.
