August 2006 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Dear Reader
• It’s Not Just for Members
• Loan Fund helps church find a home of its own
• Praying for God’s Kingdom
• Raised up for a time like this
• Seminary Hosts “Discerning your calling” retreat
• “NEW” Calvin Campus turns 50

Mixed Media

• E-Reading: Mission Impossible?

Columns

• Editorial: 10 Tips for New Pastors
• Cabbages and Kings: Blue Marble II
• The Other 6: Bullies on Board
• Big Questions: Frequently asked questions
• Reply All: Letters: February 2011
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Still: Soul Tears
• Discover: The Big Deal About Money
• Vantage Point: Where Is My Face Turned?

Features

• An Impossible Dream?
• Is God Responsible?
• Two Commanding Lessons

News

• Asian Christian Reformed Churches Create Website
• Calls Accepted
• Couple Receives National Volunteer Award
• CPJ Meeting Stormed by Protestors
• CRC Man Wins Hockey’s Highest Prize
• CRC Member Dies in Iraq
• CRC Teacher Inducted into Teachers Hall of Fame
• CRC Teacher Ranks Among ‘Who’s Who’
• Denver Church a ‘Model to End Homelessness’
• Homosexuality Issue Continues to Splinter Churches
• In Brief
• In Memoriam
• Jersey City Kids Get Taste of Sailing
• Keeping Zambian Orphans in Community
• Ministers Coming and Going
• New Director for Disability Concerns
• News from Spring Classis Meetings
• Noteworthy
• Two West Michigan Schools Win State Titles
• Vietnamese Orphans Reunite 30 Years After Airlift
• Youths Host Annual Mission Tour