July 2013 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Called to a New Land
• Elizabeth’s Story
• Healing the Mountain People
• I Wish You Could . . .
• Jo’s Faith Journey in Japan
• Learning from Timothy
• Mobilizing for Justice
• Water Fosters ‘Gold Rush’ in West Africa—and Ontario

Mixed Media

• Children of the Jacaranda Tree
• Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work
• Living Large
• Miss Maple’s Seeds
• Quartet
• Regions of Light and Sound of God
• THE LOWDOWN: Video Games

Columns

• Discover: Bag of Tricks
• Still: Jeremiah Memories
• The Other 6: Money Matters
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• The Other 6: Where Is God?
• Editorial: Why We Dare Not Play It Safe

Features

• Good Job! Learning to Fail
• Sex, Intimacy, and the Single Person

News

• A Year to Celebrate the Heidelberg
• Belhar Not Included in Synod Declaration of Unity
• Canadian Concerns Taken Care of, Synod Says
• Chaplains Conference Draws Record Attendance
• Delegates and Spectators Join #crcsynod on Twitter
• Denominational Survey Shows CRC Older, Less Devotional
• Ethnic Advisers: ‘We Know It’s Not Easy’
• Executive Director Inspires Hope with Speech
• Exiting Board of Trustees President ‘Senses God Moving’
• Faith Alive Board Dissolved
• Faith Formation Committee Ends, Work Continues
• For Such a Time as This
• No Need to Study Yoga, Karate
• No New Study of Capital Punishment
• No Questions from Delegates about Calvin College Challenges
• Philadelphia Pastor Receives Dante Venegas Award
• Sea-to-Sea Cyclists Visit Synod
• Synod 2013 a Family Affair for Many
• Synod 2013 Accepts a New Concept for Denominational Priorities
• Synod 2013 Careful About Who Is on Study Committees
• Synod 2013 Denies Shorter Entry Process for Non-CRC Pastors
• Synod 2013 Elected Experienced Executive
• Synod 2013 Hears That Missionaries Need to Raise 90 Percent of Basic Costs
• Synod 2013 Proposes Larger Role for Deacons
• Synod 2013 Waits to Define Ecumenical Faith Declaration
• Synod 2013 Welcomes Ecumenical Visitors
• Synod 2013 Witnesses Strengthening Ties Between CRC and RCA
• Synod 2013: Singing Together, Old Songs and New
• Synod Allows Exception to Requiring Executive Director to be Clergy
• Synod Appoints New Seminary Professor
• Synod Appoints Study Committee on Religious Persecution
• Synod Approves New Study on Ministry to Those Who Are Gay
• Synod Clarifies Status of Commissioned Pastors
• Synod Hears About New Ministry Model
• Synod Launches Plans for Diverse Leadership
• Synod Learns Firsthand About Value of Specialized Ministries
• Synod President Auctions Old Voting Machines
• Synod Sends Off 50 Candidates for Ministry
• Synod Will Move Around for the Next Few Years
• What Is God Up to in the Christian Reformed Church?
• Young Adult Representative ‘Vlogs’ Synod
• Young Adults Encouraged by Synod 2013
• ‘He Made Me Think of Moses’
• ‘There Are Still More Countries to Go’
• “Sarge” Gets Delegates Back to Work