October 2014 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Farming for the Future
• Seminary Graduate Returns to Honduras
• Urban Youth Convention Changes Lives
• We Don’t Have to Be Afraid to Die
• ‘Floating Souls’ in Japan

Mixed Media

• A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World
• Pulling the Trigger
• The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss
• The Lowdown
• The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
• Trouble and Love

Columns

• Vantage Point: A Binational Church
• The Other 6: Best Dog Ever
• Big Questions: Frequently Asked Questions
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: October 2014
• Discover: October Serenade
• Editorial: Selective “Deafness”
• Still: The Messiness of Letting Go
• The Other 6: Why Church Culture Matters

Features

• Finishing Well
• Heidelberg-Style Evangelism
• Swing Wide the Gates

News

• A Gaming Frenzy in Ontario
• Becoming a ‘Discovery Girl’ Helps Ontario Tween Reach Others
• Building Blocks In Washington
• Church Worldwide: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Sanctioned at Two Dozen College Campuses
• Gardeners Bless Church with Abundance
• Helping In Halifax
• In Memoriam: Rev. Donald Van Gent
• In Memoriam: Rev. Gerard Van Groningen
• In Memoriam: Rev. Roger Timmerman
• It’s All About the Call
• Michigan Church Celebrates 100 Years
• Overcoming Fear to Create a Faith Foundation
• Special Olympian Brings Home Gold and Silver
• Washington Church Takes Ice Bucket Challenge