For the Sea to Sea tour’s logistical manager, Ed Witvoet, it was a great bike tour, but he was also glad when it finished.
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Cynthia Aukema was having a great Sea to Sea tour until July 28.
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Ask cyclist Brent DeVries how you get married and then leave your bride for nine weeks, and he’ll tell you, “Very carefully.&
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September 3, 1934 - May 23, 2008
A fervent preacher, Christian school promoter, accomplished blacksmith and metal worker, and dev
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Ben Vandezande will take over as interim director of Christian Reformed Home Missions on Oct. 1. He will replace Rev.
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A small sign points the way down a country road to a farm tucked away in Surrey, British Columbia. The farm is called A Rocha.
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December 26, 1918 – May 10, 2008
A thoughtful pastor, youth leader, educator, one-time meteorologist for the military, and
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Rev. Pieter Tuit, associate professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, is leaving that institution in June 2009.
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Individuals with special needs deserve the chance to serve, said Ron Hosmar, youth pastor of Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Ottawa,
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August 23, 1924 – November 14, 2007
Rev. Gilmer Compaan, a conscientious Bible student, evangelist at heart, U.S.
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“Why not movies?” asked Liz Tolkamp, pastor for children’s ministry at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley,
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Josh Potter of Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Mich., saw firsthand the immensity of God’s universal church during a Ju
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As about 200 eager Sea to Sea cyclists arrived in Ontario aboard the Sombra Ferry, they could almost smell the Tim Horton’s coffee.
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Nearly 200 years ago, during the War of 1812, Canadian and British soldiers successfully pushed an invading American army back across the
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With a prayer, a cheer, and a splash, the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bicycle tour came to a joyous conclusion.
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This was the fourth Urban Youth Conference for Jyson Beasley, 18, and he declared that it was as good as ever.
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Teens participating in a SERVE project in Port Perry, Ontario, got an unexpected opportunity to put into practice this year’s theme
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For a bunch of Bymas, the Youth Unlimited Convention was time for a little convening of their own.
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Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”
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What started out as a sponsorship of one Karen family from Burma turned into a church filled with Karen refugees for a surprised Christia
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For the first time ever, the Cadet International Camporee was cut short when flooding forced the evacuation of more than 1,300 boys and
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The praise team from EverGreen Ministries, a Christian Reformed church in Hudsonville, Mich., led a worship service in Fort Knox, Ky., th
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Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Princeton, Minn., had just celebrated the completion of a building addition when lightning struck the ol
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp
1911 – 2008READ MOREJuly 26, 1911 – April 20, 2008
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp, 96, was the oldest minister in the Christian Reformed Church.