May 2016 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• At the Water's Edge
• Chaplaincy Fair Attracts Wide Interest
• Churches Welcome New Digital Library, Church Discount
• Hearing Loss Is No Obstacle
• Less Can Mean More for Hungry Families
• Overcoming Spiritual Darkness in West Africa
• Practicing Civility in an Uncivil World
• Proclaiming the Gospel to Children
• Taste and See: The Bible Comes to Life for Calvin Seminary Students
• World Renew Responds to Food Shortages

Mixed Media

• Be a Friend
• Church Clothes 3
• God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
• Life’s Too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious
• Of God and Gladiator
• The Tears of Dark Water

Columns

• Big Questions: Faith Formation
• Still: Family Stories
• Discover: Goin’ on a Bug Hunt
• Big Questions: Justice
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: May 2016
• Big Questions: Outreach
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Vantage Point: Reconciliation
• Editorial: Something Is Missing
• The Other 6: Why I Want You to Invite Me Out for Coffee

Features

• Millennials and the Great Commission
• The Fabric of Creation: Understanding Genesis
• Where Do They Fit

News

• A New Look at Old Testament Wisdom
• Americans See Religious Liberty Sliding While Intolerance (and Whining) Rise
• Chess Nuts Chess Club Brings in New York Neighbors
• Chicago Teen Gunned Down
• CRC Campus Ministry Organizes Interfaith Panel on Religious Violence
• Dordt College Hosts Global Agriculture Summit
• Global Gifts Offers Hope around the World
• Highlights of 2016 Winter Classis Meetings
• Inclusion Is a Team Effort for Silver Spring Church
• Indiana Church Explores Islam and America
• Men's Coffee Break Ministry Debuts in Michigan
• Michigan Church Welcomes Returning Citizens
• Ontario Young Adult Event Continues to Grow
• Rev. Floyd Robert De Boer
• Thunder Bay Teen Collects Purses for Women in Need