While the rest of the world watched the Beijing Olympics, Duncan (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church helped its community host games of loca
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Carlee Hoffman, 22, earned a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing as a member of the U.S.
Melanie Kok, 24, earned a bronze medal in rowing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kok, a member of Trinity Christian Reformed Church i
On a sunny Saturday in September, members of 10 southern California Korean Christian Reformed churches gathered in Cerritos, Calif., for
When Hurricane Ike slammed into Haiti on Sept.
For Paul Buth, 54, the Sea to Sea tour provided opportunities to serve as well as cycle.
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Cycling days: 54
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Distance: 3,881 miles/ 6,245 km
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Every great party has its morning-after cleanup, and the Sea to Sea tour was no exception.
Early on in the tour, Katrina Miller of Gaylord, Mich., somehow became the designated weather announcer.
Imagine feeding a few hundred hungry cyclists every day for nine weeks.
For the Sea to Sea tour’s logistical manager, Ed Witvoet, it was a great bike tour, but he was also glad when it finished.
Cynthia Aukema was having a great Sea to Sea tour until July 28.
Ask cyclist Brent DeVries how you get married and then leave your bride for nine weeks, and he’ll tell you, “Very carefully.&
September 3, 1934 - May 23, 2008
A fervent preacher, Christian school promoter, accomplished blacksmith and metal worker, and dev
Ben Vandezande will take over as interim director of Christian Reformed Home Missions on Oct. 1. He will replace Rev.
A small sign points the way down a country road to a farm tucked away in Surrey, British Columbia. The farm is called A Rocha.
December 26, 1918 – May 10, 2008
A thoughtful pastor, youth leader, educator, one-time meteorologist for the military, and
Rev. Pieter Tuit, associate professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, is leaving that institution in June 2009.
Individuals with special needs deserve the chance to serve, said Ron Hosmar, youth pastor of Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Ottawa,
August 23, 1924 – November 14, 2007
Rev. Gilmer Compaan, a conscientious Bible student, evangelist at heart, U.S.
“Why not movies?” asked Liz Tolkamp, pastor for children’s ministry at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley,
Josh Potter of Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Mich., saw firsthand the immensity of God’s universal church during a Ju
As about 200 eager Sea to Sea cyclists arrived in Ontario aboard the Sombra Ferry, they could almost smell the Tim Horton’s coffee.
Nearly 200 years ago, during the War of 1812, Canadian and British soldiers successfully pushed an invading American army back across the