April 2014 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• A Change of Course
• Cassava Flour Feeds Hopes for Farmers’ Future
• Grace-Filled Living
• In Good Hands
• Walking in the Steps of the Apostle Paul
• Zafir’s Change of Heart

Mixed Media

• Consider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to Birds of the Bible
• Getting to Know the Great Cloud of Witnesses
• Hymns from First-Plymouth
• Johnny Cash: The Life
• Lucky Ducklings
• Ordinary Grace
• The Book Thief
• The Lowdown

Columns

• Big Questions: Frequently Asked Questions
• Editorial: Healthy Death
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: April 2014
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• The Other 6: Raising Successful Kids
• Vantage Point: Reminders of the Gospel
• Discover: Robin Watch
• Still: Whole-Grain Spirituality

Features

• Facing Our Fears
• The Complexities of Health Care
• The Idolatry of Experience
• When a Church Closes

News

• California Athlete Inducted into Hall of Fame
• CRC Leads Ecumenical Discussion on Role of Confessions
• Cyclo-cross Athlete Wins Top Canadian Prize
• Disability Concerns Gets Broadened Mandate
• Edmonton Teen Sleeps in Tent to Spotlight Homelessness
• Hamilton Children’s Program Receives Sea to Sea Grant
• Highlights from 2014 Winter Classis Meetings
• In Memoriam: Rev. Alvin Hoksbergen
• In Memoriam: Rev. Peter Van Egmond
• In Memoriam: Rev. Raymond Graves
• Michigan Youth Taste Life in the Persecuted Church
• New Mandate for Banner Council
• News from the Board of Trustees
• Ontario University Qualifies for Tuition Grant
• Rice Moving to Baker Publishing Group
• Timmermans Nominated to be CRC’s Executive Director