August 2009 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Avoiding a modern-day plague
• Encouragement from Today
• Imagining a New Future
• Korean Today finds readers
• Online program helps turn Peruvian soldier into church planter
• Rescued from more than an earthquake
• Seminarians explore unconventional callings
• We Are Making Progress

Mixed Media

• Back to School

Columns

• The Other 6: 31 Ways to Pray for Your Children
• Still: Breathing Room
• Vantage Point: Cultural Sensitivity
• Big Questions: FAQ's
• Editorial: Jesus Will Figure It Out
• Reply All: Letters: February 2011
• Reply All: Letters: February 2011
• Discover: More than Meets the Eye
• Point of View: Punch Lines

Features

• A Sort of Perpetual Cross
• Augustine’s Great Comeback
• Merciful Living
• The New Calvinism

News

• Adema Named Canadian Council President
• Building Community Through Sport
• Chicago-Area Youths Raise AIDS Awareness
• Christian School Thrives with Support from Classis
• Digging Deeper in the Oil Sands
• Fun and Games for Ottawa Pastors Prevent Burnout
• Iowa Church Marks 125th Birthday
• Korean CRC Council
• Michigan School Wins Two Academic Championships
• Montreal Seafarer Ministry Hosts Exchange Program
• New Jersey Diaconal Network Offers ESL Classes
• News from Spring Classis Meetings
• Ontario Church Flings Open Historical Doors
• Ontario Man Brings Home Hockey’s Biggest Prize
• Playoff Fever “Goes to the Goats”
• Virginia Boy Takes Second in National Spelling Bee
• West Michigan Girls Bring Home Soccer Title
• Winning with Space Stations and Goldfish