Ministry Stories

Faces of Faith

I have a passion

I wish everyone in this community could come to our church…but if they don’t, I at least want them to...
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Daniel Bud Someone Like You

Job Opening: Discipleship Director

First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center, Michigan is looking for a Discipleship Director. The Discipleship Director is responsible...
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Daniel Bud

Legal Advice after Supreme Court Decision

In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court Obergefell Decision on June 26, 2015 the Christian Reformed denominational office issued a...
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Natalie Hart

The Parable of the Black Sand

The waves come. There will always be waves. Sometimes the waves bring lovely gifts. Sometimes the waves are large, and...
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Kelsey Hunter

Amar es Perdonar (To love is to forgive)

It’s another night here at Casa Kelsey and with no other great distraction planned, we turned to Netflix for some...
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Daniel Bud Someone Like You

Job Opening: Director/Minister of Discipleship

LaGrave Avenue CRC, the largest (1800+ member) church in our classis seeks a half-time DirectorMinister of Discipleship.  The person is expected to...
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How To Pray

How Scripture can add power to your prayer

"If praying “in the name of Jesus” comes as naturally as breathing, we need to pray “in the word” just...
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How To Pray

How to pray using Scripture

Is prayer a challenging spiritual discipline for you? Do you feel that prayer is for others who seem to have...
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Kelsey Hunter

A Heart-tree

This morning I prayed in what felt like a very long time.  Not that I haven’t prayed recently!  No, what...
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Faces of Faith

I love my pastor here. He’s showing us the Bible.

"I love my pastor here. He's showing us how to learn the Bible …and being disciples of God and bringing...
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How To Pray

Praying the Psalms

The Psalms teach us to pray through imitation and response. … Real prayer is always an answer to God’s revelation....
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Daniel Bud

Flooding in Myanmar

Among the people affected by the heavy monsoon rain in Myanmar are the people that make up the Christian Reformed...
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Faces of Faith

I experience grace by my heavenly father accepting me as his child.

Steve: "I experience grace by my heavenly father accepting me as his child.  It happened at a very early age...
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Someone Like You

Youth & Leadership Consultant, Haiti – FT

We are seeking an interested individual/family to undertake a missionary career in Haiti as a full-time Youth Leadership Developer.  The...
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Faces of Faith

I didn’t do anything extraordinary to deserve grace

“I didn’t do anything extraordinary to deserve grace…I was a border guard in the military, between Germany and the USSR...
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Natalie Hart

What if you’re the one in the ditch? The Good Samaritan

One day an expert in religious law … wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”...
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Kelsey Hunter

Waiting in Hope

A week ago today I was sitting in Honduras, staring into the flames of a bonfire on a mountainside just...
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Natalie Hart

The Spiritual Discipline of Apathetic Prayer

Finally, a spiritual discipline I can conquer in one easy step. Apathy and discipline don’t normally go together — apathy meaning...
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Kelsey Hunter

Dad

Recently we celebrated Dad’s everywhere. Miles and miles of lands and sea separated me from my Dad, so I wasn’t...
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Daniel Bud

VBS at Hillside Church

Everyone's invited this week to bring their k-5 kids and be part of the Hillside's VBS. It is an event designed...
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Jolene DeHeer

My Reflections on Synod 2015

As I look back over the last week at Synod, I realize that each day I sensed a unique blessing...
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