October 2011 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• 20 Years of Freeing Families from Poverty
• Big Birthday for Worship Resource
• Chronicling Umm el-Jimal
• From Kaila with Love
• Inaugural Theme Is ‘Called to Serve,’ and You’re Invited!
• Kindergarten Lunch Program Boosts Learning
• Nigerian Church Official Thanks CRC
• Pastor Peer Groups Rescued
• Restarting a New Life
• ‘Whatever You Did . . .’

Mixed Media

• Alone in the Classroom
• History of a Suicide
• MercyMe’s Cover Tune Grab Bag
• Putting a Face on the Facts
• Small Acts of Amazing Courage
• So Beautiful or So What
• Ten Myths About Calvinism

Columns

• Big Questions: FAQs
• Reply All: Letters: October 2011
• Point of View: Punch Lines
• Vantage Point: Slavery in My City
• Editorial: So What Do You Say?
• Still: The Mud Derby
• Discover: What to Do with Woolly Bears

Features

• Antidote to Chaos
• Growing Your Faith on a Secular Campus
• Living with Mental Illness
• Trick or Treat?

News

• Belleville Church Will Appeal to Synod Rather than Disaffiliate
• Calvin College Religion Profs in the News; One Alleges College Is Being Dishonest
• Chicago Church Connects in the Park
• Community Gardens Promote Inclusion in Michigan
• Grilling for God in Central California
• In Memoriam: Rev. Jacob Hasper
• In Memoriam: Rev. Repko Popma
• Michigan Churches Get Coaching for Better Ministry
• News Feature: What ‘All Nations’ Looks Like in the CRC
• Preparing Students for Campus Life
• Tractor Dave Concludes His Excellent Summer Adventure
• Washington Church Celebrates 100 Years