February 2013 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Prayer Changes Things
• Program Helps Students Prepare for ACT
• Society Cries Out for Values of Faith
• The View from Here: Always Keep On Praying

Mixed Media

• Bully
• Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock
• Northern Redemption
• Pain Versus Gain
• Tea Cakes for Tosh
• Y

Columns

• Discover: Around the World
• Vantage Point: Do We Need to Change Our Church Order?
• Big Questions: Frequently Asked Questions
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: February 2013
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Editorial: Thank Heaven for Colleagues!

Features

• I Think the Pastor Stole That Sermon
• Keeping Our Promises
• Living the Life You Never Wanted
• We’ve Been Married That Long?

News

• British Columbia Church Debates Northern Gateway Pipeline
• British Columbia School Pioneers Electronic Toy Recycling
• British Columbia School Wins Provincial Volleyball Championship
• Canadian Chaplains Produce New Devotional for Seafarers
• CHURCH WORLDWIDE: Churches under Fire for Using Gun Classes as Outreach
• Cupcake Wars Raises Money for Mental Health
• Cyclists Gear Up to Cross the Continent
• GEMS Gets New Director
• IN MEMORIAM: Rev. Leonard Bossenbroek April 9, 1920 – September 10, 2012
• IN MEMORIAM: Rev. Vernon Luchies July 2, 1927 – October 6, 2012
• Michigan Church Brightens Valentine’s Day
• Michigan Church Offers Household Items for Lent
• Ministry Helps Women Before and After Abortions
• Pair of Centenarians Share the Bible
• Pen Pals for Nearly 80 Years
• Prayer Partners in Grand Haven Cross Generations
• Reconciliation Matters to Maritime Churches
• Teen Boys “Taken” at Camp
• Visser Reinstated at Belleville’s Maranatha CRC
• WORLDWIDE: Is ‘The Hobbit’ a Christian Film?
• Worship Swap in Texas
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