July 2018 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Dejemos que el Amor Sea nuestra Guía
• Exploring Ministry Calling as a Team Effort
• God’s Transformational Power
• Let Love Be Our Guide
• Paths to Ministry
• Voice against Injustice
• 사랑이 이끌게 하라

Mixed Media

• Come to Me
• I Can Only Imagine
• Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman Behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional
• The Beekeeper: Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq
• The Lowdown
• The World Is Awake: A Celebration of Everyday Blessings

Columns

• Cross Examination: Did Jesus Really Exist?
• The Other 6: Expect Tears and Anticipate Joy
• Discover: Let’s Go Hunting
• Still: Listening
• Editorial: Orando por Nuestras Vidas
• Editorial: Praying for Our Lives
• Editorial: 목숨을 건 기도

Features

• Uncomfortable Conversation
• Why Read the Bible? (And How to Do It, With a Little Help from Lila)

News

• At Worship, Two Synods are Better than One
• Celebrating 150+ Years of Ministry
• Christian Reformed Campus Ministers Meet in Vancouver
• Church Switching Classes Raises Church Unity Discussion
• Council of Delegates’ Authority Comes from Synod
• CRC to Collaborate with the RCA in Interreligious Matters
• Dordt and Calvin Colleges to Be Renamed as Universities
• Dutch Cultural Envoy Reaches Out to RCA, CRC
• Ecumenical Guests Greet CRC Synod
• Family Ties with The Dominican Republic CRC
• Former Executive Director Peter Borgdorff Dies at 78
• Fresh Faces on Synod 2018 Executive
• Funds to Assist Immigrant Churches Found
• In Memoriam Rev. Roger Hugh Kraker (1948-2018)
• In Memoriam: Rev. Harry Hendrik Boer (1940-2018)
• In Memoriam: Rev. John Timmer (1927-2018)
• In Memoriam: Rev. Peter Borgdorff (1939-2018)
• Laughs, Lunch, and Multilingual Blessings
• No Classis-to-Classis Appeals Permitted
• On the Journey Together
• One, One, One, One
• Practicing Unity, One Step, One Synod at a Time
• RCA and CRC Delegates Discuss their Shared Future
• Rules for Commissioned Pastors Clarified
• Steve Timmermans: ‘This Is God’s Church’
• Synod 2018 Confronts Abuse
• Synod 2018 Creates New Justice Committee
• Synod 2018 Encourages Celebration of Synod of Dort 1618-1619
• Synod Receives Candidates for the Office of Minister of the Word
• Synod Recognizes Conflict, Urges Reconciliation
• Talking Justice: Face to Face Is Way Better Than Facebook
• Tools of Destruction Turned to Tools of Grace
• Women Reflect on Female Leadership in CRC
• World Renew Calls Synod to Prayer for Nicaragua
• Young Adult Reps Hopeful About the Church
• ‘Coming Home’: CRC Chaplains Gather, Remember Those Passed
• ‘Country Woman of the Year’ and Teacher ‘Hero’ Found in New York Church