December 2023 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• La plenitud del tiempo
• Ministry in the Midst of War
• The Fullness of Time
• This is the Way, Walk In It
• 때가 차는 것

Mixed Media

• Charles Cornell (YouTube Channel)
• Inspiring Children to Create, Not Just Consume
• Mixed Media Roundup: December 2023

Columns

• Digital Life: I’m a boomer who has started to use emojis. Is that a bad thing?
• Discover: Eggs
• Cross Examination: How Can God Be Three in One?
• Church/Bible/Doctrine: If God loves the world (John 3:16), why are we told not to love the world (1 John 2:15)?
• The Other 6: Managing Emotions
• Editorial: Paz
• Editorial: Peace
• Reply All: Reply All: December 2023
• Vocation: Someone I care about is unemployed and looking for work. How can I best help them?
• Vantage Point: The Therapy of Repentance and Forgiveness
• Faith Matters: Underrated
• Editorial: 평화

Features

• The Christmas Clock
• Wintering Wisdom: Five Ways to Make the Most of the Coldest Months

News

• Council of Delegates Makes Decisions, Boards Take Actions on Canada, U.S. Issues
• Council of Delegates: New Committees, Ecclesiastical Distinction
• CRC Churches Support Grand Rapids Neighborhood Tree Lighting
• CRC Partners With TENx10 Initiative to Reach ‘10M Young People Over Next Ten Years’
• CRC’s U.S. Ministry Board Discusses Office Relocation, Officers Empowered to Make Offer
• In Memoriam: Rev. Ezra Shui Cheung Ng
• In Memoriam: Rev. Frederick F. Heslinga
• In Memoriam: Rev. Jack James Matheis
• In Memoriam: Rev. Theodore (Ted) Verseput
• Iowa Prison Church Returns to Worship, Celebrates Baptisms, Hopes for More Space