As 2016 drew to a close, Rev. Dongil Kim, pastor of The Abundant Life Korean Christian Reformed Church in Los Angeles, Calif., was concerned
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In Memoriam: Rev. Adrian Van Giessen
1959 -2016READ MOREAdrian Van Giessen was a gifted and natural leader who sought out and cultivated the potential in others.
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It might seem odd for a Christian school community in rural British Columbia to invite a world-renowned speaker
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On the third Monday of every month, you’ll find a group of knitters
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The men and women labeled as “forgotten” who walk Aurora Avenue in Seattle, Wash., facing homelessness or drug addiction,
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When an extreme weather advisory threatened people who live on the street,
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On the Seabreeze dairy farm in Delta, B.C., nothing goes to waste, including manure
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In Memoriam: Rev. Henry (Hank) Zwaanstra
1936-2016READ MOREA caring, loving, compassionate, sensitive, and committed husband,
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He had done it before, after Tucson, Aurora, Fort Hood, and Sandy Hook: taken on the mantle of the pastor-in-chief
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The National Council of Churches and several other Christian organizations have released a statement
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Martha Pewee had been in the United States for about 10 years with her husband,
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The United States Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s,
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Despite inclement weather, more than 100 people gathered at Rehoboth (N.M.)
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Rev. Shawn Sikkema joked that a good attention-grabbing headline for this story could be “Former megachurch pastor and wife now live among homeless.”
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For the last 20 years, Dr. Greidanus, an orthopedic surgeon, has organized and raised funds for Operation Esperanza.
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“Who is our neighbor? What is loving your neighbor today?”
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Coloring. It is not something that is listed in the intergenerational ministry ideas books.
In Memoriam: Rev. Neal Punt
1928-2016READ MORENeal Punt of Grand Haven, Mich., passed away peacefully on October 18 at the age of 87.
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Members of The River Church, a Christian Reformed congregation in Allegan, Mich., put together a different kind of Christmas
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More than 50 women and girls, including mothers and grandmothers, attended
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On the blustery winter evening of December 14, residents of Brighton, Ont., were treated to young carolers