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Feature |
| Issue #92 - What Gabriel's Profession of Faith Means to Him, His Family, and His Church |
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Cindy Holtrop
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In early 2007, Gabriel Surjana, 16, began reaching for the communion cup and the tray of bread as it was passed in worship. Before that he had shown interest, but now he was indicating in his own way...
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Q&A |
| Issue #92 - Profession of Faith and Baptism |
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John D. Witvliet
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Q After a few years of welcoming younger children to profession of faith, our church has reverted to the older pattern where only the young people eighteen and older want to profess their faith. That...
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Songs for the Season |
| Issue #91 - Songs for Baptisms, Professions of Faith, Weddings, and Funerals |
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Emily R. Brink
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I’ll never forget my visit to see the famous leaning tower in Pisa, Italy. I had not realized that the tower was a bell tower at the east end of the church in Pisa, a separate building with bel...
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Church Profile |
| Issue #77 - For All Generations: Princeton Christian Reformed Church, Kentwood, Michigan |
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Nathan Bierma
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Kristy Ruthven has two titles at Princeton Christian Reformed Church: youth director and director of worship and music. In the eyes of Ruthven and her congregation, the two jobs are int...
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Resources |
| Issue #51 - I Believe: A confession class prepares a statement of faith |
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Peter Slofstra
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The computer is on. I’m staring at the screen, stuck on a phrase. Seated on chairs arranged in a half circle around me are the members of my pastor’s class. Their handwritten creeds lie...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #36 - Cultivating Faith: Godparents in the Reformed tradition? |
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Leonard J. Vander Zee
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Though it has faded in importance over the last few decades, the godparent relationship has had a long and distinguished history in the church. Traditionally chosen by the pare...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #32 - Marking Passages: How the church can celebrate stages in a member's life |
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William R. Miller
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Candles have a long and rich history in Christian worship. We light them during Advent to remind us that "the true light that enlightens everyone" [NRSV] is coming into the world....
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Perspectives |
| Issue #15 - One Lord, Four Questions, and Three Stories |
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Roger E. Van Harn
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The morning worship service is well under way. God's greeting and his people's praise have already been sounded. Sins have been confessed and forgiven. The order of worship calls for &q...
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