September 2016 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• 2016 Chaplains’ Conference Begins 75th Anniversary
• A Vision for Healing
• Blessings from Generation to Generation
• Coffee Break for Seniors
• Inclusive Education in Cambodia Welcomes All Children
• Scholarships Pass on a Legacy of Learning
• Students, Athletes, Christians
• The Church Goes to College
• The Fight Against ‘Blood Diamonds’
• Yessy’s Relationship with God

Mixed Media

• Bringing the Outside In
• Devoted
• Facing a Task Unfinished
• Love and Friendship
• Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life

Columns

• Big Questions: Faith Formation
• Editorial: Flying the CRC Kite
• Still: God Is Bigger Than Everything
• The Other 6: Hospitality Over Fear
• Big Questions: Justice
• Reply All: Letters to the Editor: September 2016
• Big Questions: Outreach
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• The Other 6: Six Degrees of Mortification
• Discover: Weather Watch
• Vantage Point: Where Was God?

Features

• A Single Story
• Church Furniture
• The Drama of Doctrine

News

• Brothers in Blue Leads to Baptisms in Iowa Prison
• Building Bonds at the All-Ontario Cadet Camporee
• Calvin College 2015 Graduate Part of Team to Win Pulitzer Prize
• Campers with Autism Find Quiet Corner at Ontario Church
• Carnivals Bring Neighbors Together
• Christian Courier's Editor Receives Writing Award
• Christian Reformed Man Headed to Paralympics
• Christian Schools Win Michigan Spring Sports Titles
• Connecting, Sharing, Extending: How Churches Are Using Social Media
• CRC Community Gathers to Lament
• GEMS Leaders Gather for Mutual Encouragement
• In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. James Calvin De Young
• In Memoriam: Rev. Henry Ryn De Bolster
• In Memoriam: Rev. James Alvin Bultman
• In Memoriam: Rev. Roger Selles Greenway
• In Memoriam: Rev. Wilmer Roy Witte
• Iowa Church Celebrates 125 Years
• Michigan Church Draws Community with Outdoor Movies
• Michigan Church Sends Teens to Camp in Dominican Republic
• New Jersey Nonprofit Receives 150K to Launch Food Co-op
• Ontario Mom Swims across Lake Erie for Guatemalan Mission
• Ontario Teachers Honored with Rozema Award for Teaching Excellence
• Puppet Workshops Connect Kids to Summer Ministries
• Redeemer University President Steps Down
• Ron Vanden Brink Tapped to Lead Diaconal Ministries Canada
• Summer Day Camps Deepens Connection in the Community
• Superheroes at Ottawa’s Special Needs SERVE
• Walk towards Reconciliation
• Wayside Chapel Lives On in Northern Michigan
• West Michigan Church Ministers in Big Apple