September 2017 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• A Guiding Light through the Darkest Days
• Calvin College Partners with Local Community to Improve Mental Health
• CRC Members Commemorate Reformation During Meeting in Germany
• Digging into Ministry
• Saving for a Brighter Future
• The Harvest Is in Our Own Backyards
• ‘Seeing the Possibilities’ in Uganda

Mixed Media

• Crooked
• Delving Deeper with Digital Help
• Every Job a Parable: What Walmart Greeters, Nurses, and Astronauts Tell Us about God
• Miss Burma
• Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• The Lowdown

Columns

• The Other 6: Aliens Are Among Us
• As I Was Saying: Can Facebook Replace Church?
• Big Questions: Faith Formation
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: September 2017
• Big Questions: Missional Living
• Discover: Oceans, Lakes, Swamps, and Seas
• Still: On Growing Old
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• The Other 6: Pursuing Wisdom
• Editorial: The Gospel and Justice
• As I Was Saying: We Need to Talk about Justice
• Big Questions: Worship
• Vantage Point: ‘Churchman’

Features

• Right-Sizing Your Work
• Soli Deo Gloria
• The Emotional Lives of Men

News

• Alberta Team Lifts Spirits in Fire-Ravaged Fort McMurray
• Campus Ministry Leader Works to Integrate Faith and University Life
• Celebrating 30 years of Friendship Ministries in Edmonton
• Children and Parents Learn Together about Justice
• Church Parsonage Repurposed for Ministry
• Classis Leadership Summit Helps Pastors Explore Renewal
• CRC 150 Years in Wellsburg, Iowa
• Cycling Fund-raiser Loses Rider in Auto Collision
• Day Camp Bridges Art and Social Justice
• Dordt College Engineering Wins Prize for Bridge in Liberia
• Established Michigan Church Blesses Growing Maine Congregation
• Experiencing Black Culture within Reformed Christianity
• Gathered to Inspire Ministry
• Heard at Inspire 2017
• Hundreds of Cadets Camp in Black Hills
• In Memoriam: Rev. Michael (Mike) Reitsma
• In Memoriam: Rev. Michael DeVries
• Know Fully. Fully Known: All Ontario Youth Convention
• Korean-language Coffee Break Conference Shines Christ’s Light
• Maritimes CRC Women Find Spiritual Nourishment
• Michigan Runner Wins in South Africa
• Michigan Student Wins National Braille Challenge
• National Recognition for Disability Concerns Advocate Thomas Hoeksema
• Ontario Student Places Second in National Literary Contest
• Teens Encounter the King of Instruments
• Washington Church Teaches About Faith Through Soccer
• Waterloo Sunday School Class Visited by Member of Parliament
• Western Canadian Teens Serve in Vancouver
• Word Guild Honors Three CRC Writers