December 2015 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Finding Community in Florida
• Good News in Nepal
• Longing to Belong
• No Longer Lonely
• ‘Aloha’ from Mexico
• ‘God Was in My Life from the Beginning’

Mixed Media

• Beautiful Offerings
• Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
• Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go
• MercyMe It’s Christmas!
• Shaun the Sheep Movie
• Telling the Story to the Next Generation
• The Shed That Fed a Million Children: The Extraordinary Story of Mary’s Meals

Columns

• The Other 6: A Year of Love
• Discover: Christmas Surprises
• Big Questions: Church
• Still: Entering the Mystery
• Big Questions: Ethics
• Editorial: Key Features of Reformed Worship
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: December 2015
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Vantage Point: Real Love Lost
• Big Questions: Relationships

Features

• Heaven on Earth
• More Dreaming
• The Christmas Blues and the Gospel That Transcends Terror

News

• British Columbia Churches Help Refugees
• British Columbia Classis Evacuated after Fire Breaks Out
• Canadian Newspaper Christian Courier Turns 70
• Church Welcomes Neighbors with Chilly Carol Sing and Cozy Community
• Coffee for a Cause
• Faith Leaders Call on New Canadian Government to Focus on Palliative Care Instead of Assisted Suicide
• Grieving Infant and Pregnancy Loss
• Highlights of 2015 Fall Classis Meetings
• Iowa Church Celebrates 125 Years
• Korean-American Pastors Get Heidelberg Catechism Training
• More Steps toward Reconciliation in Alberta
• Ontario Church Welcomes Refugee Family to Canada
• Seafarers Warmly Welcomed to Port of Montreal at Christmastime
• Synodical Study Committee Reports Released
• Training Youth for Church Leadership