January 2016 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• CRC Receives Grant to Develop Regional Resourcing
• Finding Common Ground
• Journeying with Refugees
• Learning Theology from a Distance
• Open Hearts and Homes in Ukraine
• Restoring Education in Ukraine
• Short Takes
• Student-Faculty Project Maps History of Dutch Immigration
• The Refugee, the Responder, and the Redeemer

Mixed Media

• Jade Dragon Mountain
• Learning How to Talk
• Mr. Holmes
• Servant of Love
• Spots in a Box
• The Givenness of Things
• The Lowdown

Columns

• Still: Belonging
• Big Questions: Faith Formation
• Discover: Feathered Flights
• The Other 6: I Never Had a Chance to Say Goodbye
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: January 2016
• Vantage Point: Proof of God
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Editorial: The Business of Worship Music
• The Other 6: Trusting Doubt

Features

• The Art of Following
• Three Steps to Better New Year’s Resolutions

News

• Building on a Foundation of Love
• Church Worldwide: Denzel Washington Preaches Gratitude at Pentecostal Convention
• Craft Brew Aficionados Enjoy Bibles and Beers
• Former Banner Associate Editor Dies
• Former Banner Editor Rev. Andrew Kuyvenhoven Dies
• In Memoriam: Rev. George Dale Vanderhill
• In Memoriam: Rev. Gordon T. Stuit
• In Memoriam: Rev. Raymond Slim
• Last Dutch Service in Hamilton?
• Michigan Church Celebrates 150th Anniversary
• Panhandling: Seeing Past the Signs
• Reaching Out for Christ at the 76th Street Truck Stop
• Special Treasures Get Special Care
• Synodical Report on Religious Persecution Calls for Prayer and Mobilization
• Texas Congregation Brings Trash to Church