March 2013 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Diversity in the Valley
• Learning from the Edges
• Prayer Summit 2013 to Offer Personal Stories
• Rubbing Off
• Text Message Brings Tatyana Back to God
• Yield of Plenty
• ‘Life Teams’ in Mozambique

Mixed Media

• The Intouchables: Lost in Translation?

Columns

• Big Questions: Frequently Asked Questions
• Discover: Fruit Frenzy
• Still: His Blue Marble—and Mine
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: March 2013
• Editorial: Looking Ahead By Looking Back
• Faith Matters: Loving the World to Life: How Genesis 1 Shapes Our Mission
• Vantage Point: Some Thoughts on Justice and Mercy

Features

• Church History Highlights
• Expensive Grace and Earned Discipleship
• The Unexpected Joys of Visiting

News

• A Different Kind of Union
• Bringing Faith to the Marketplace
• Canadian Forum Causes Both Appreciation and Frustration
• Fasting and Feasting into Easter
• Film Explores Issues Facing Young Adults Leaving the CRC
• Illinois Church Focuses on Family-Integrated Worship
• IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Henry De Vries
• IN MEMORIAM: Rev. Gerald Essenburg April 27, 1941 – November 22, 2012
• Indiana Church Helps Teen Moms with Accountability
• Mentoring For Healthy Marriages
• Ontario Students Discover Water Contamination
• Religious Coalition Takes on the Gun Lobby
• Taking a Walk for Lent
• Task Force Calls for Deacons at Classis, Synod
• The King’s University College Names New President
• West Michigan University Launches Monday Night Worship