https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:39:04 +0000 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Hip Hop Heidelberg, Part V: Salvation on the Streets https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/hip-hop-heidelberg-part-v-salvation-streets Hip Hop Heidelberg Catechism, Part V: Salvation on the Streets (by Reginald Smith)   SALVATION:            GOD THE SPIRIT     Reginald Smith https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/hip-hop-heidelberg-part-v-salvation-streets Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Peaceful Separation: Paul, Barnabas, and the CRCNA https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/peaceful-separation-paul-barnabas-and-crcna Similar to how Paul and Barnabas were at odds with each other about how they should handle the situation of Mark abandoning them halfway through their first missionary journey together - and how this disagreement ultimately led to their separation (as described in Acts 15:36-41)… I believe that t Elaine (Lain) Martinez Vasquez https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/peaceful-separation-paul-barnabas-and-crcna Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 The Danger of Spiritual Implicit Bias https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/danger-spiritual-implicit-bias In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light  Reginald Smith https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/danger-spiritual-implicit-bias Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000 What Books Are You Reading This Summer? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-reading-summer-0 Network family! What books are you reading, or hoping to read, this summer?  Share in the comments below.  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-reading-summer-0 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000 The Power of a Semicolon in Living With Depression https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/power-semicolon-living-depression English grammar and punctuation is intriguing as much as it is (very, very) annoying. A simple comma can alter the whole meaning of a sentence. With the placement of a comma, you turn calling Grandma to eat with you into cannibalism (“Let’s eat, Grandma” versus “Let’s eat Grandma”). Joshua Benton https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/power-semicolon-living-depression Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000 The Case for "One Another" (See These 59 Commands in the Bible) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/case-one-another-see-these-59-commands-bible Jesus, on the night He was betrayed spoke these words, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Bev Sterk https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/case-one-another-see-these-59-commands-bible Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000 Let's Talk Podcasts! What Are Your Favorites? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/lets-talk-podcasts I'm curious: What are some of your favorite podcasts?  Drop a link in the comments below! Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/lets-talk-podcasts Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000 What Books Are You Currently Reading? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-currently-reading Books make the best companions! What books are you currently reading? What books are you hoping to read?  Share in the comments below.  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-currently-reading Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:24:38 +0000 'He Gets Us' Super Bowl Commercials - What Did You Think? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-what-did-you-think Are you familiar with the 'He Gets Us' campaign? I first heard about the campaign last fall and at the time spent just a few minutes browsing the He Gets Us website.  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-what-did-you-think Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:11:18 +0000 'I Decided I Was Going to Die' (Here's How Christians Responded) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/i-decided-i-was-going-die-heres-how-christians-responded There’s a happy looking picture on my phone, one taken three years ago. It’s a selfie. A picture of me and my daughter at a father/daughter event at her school sometime in February. Joshua Benton https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/i-decided-i-was-going-die-heres-how-christians-responded Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:13:18 +0000 Link Up! What Podcasts Are You Currently Listening To? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/link-what-podcasts-are-you-currently-listening Network community! I'm curious: What podcasts are you currently listening to?  Please share links to your favorite podcasts (or episodes) in the comments below.  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/link-what-podcasts-are-you-currently-listening Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:49:45 +0000 2022 Reading List https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/2022-reading-list What books are you reading, or hoping to read, this year?  Share in the comments below!    Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/2022-reading-list Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:07:42 +0000 Best Books You Read in 2021 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/best-books-you-read-2021 What are some of the most memorable books you read in 2021?  Share in the comments below!  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/best-books-you-read-2021 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:03:34 +0000 Using Only 3 Words, How Do You Currently Feel About Church? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/using-only-3-words-how-do-you-currently-feel-about-church Using only three words, how do you currently feel about church?  Share in the comments below.  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/using-only-3-words-how-do-you-currently-feel-about-church Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:58:47 +0000 A Poem for Those Who Are Struggling https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/poem-those-who-are-struggling I recently lost a sister-in-law to COVID, and it was difficult only being able to give support to my brother (who lives halfway across the country) by phone. I know we are not alone in our loss as far too many have lost their loved ones to this virus. Linda Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/poem-those-who-are-struggling Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:26:20 +0000 What Books Are You Reading This Summer? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-reading-summer Network friends! What books are you reading this summer? Share in the comments below!  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/what-books-are-you-reading-summer Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:00:26 +0000 Be perfect as Your Heavenly Father https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/be-perfect-your-heavenly-father As it is said that blood cannot be deceived, children somehow resemble their parents. In other words, children can only follow their parents while seeing and learning from them, as well as their ways of talking, acting and thinking. Theodore Lim https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/be-perfect-your-heavenly-father Thu, 27 May 2021 19:03:00 +0000 Book Review: “Mother to Son” (Jasmine L. Holmes) https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/book-review-mother-son-jasmine-l-holmes (This is my review of the book by Jasmine Holmes "Mother to Son" published March 2020 by InterVarsity Press. Nitoy Gonzales https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/book-review-mother-son-jasmine-l-holmes Sat, 15 May 2021 02:40:42 +0000 Canadian website hosting recommendations for church web site? https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/canadian-website-hosting-recommendations-church-web-site Looking for a recommendation for a web hosting service provider. Preferably one that has access to hosting on Canadian-based servers.  Sharon Schuler https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/canadian-website-hosting-recommendations-church-web-site Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:16:28 +0000 The Carpenter's Son https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/carpenters-son Who was the carpenter’s son they called Jesus, and what was He really like? He lived, breathed, and walked the face of this earth some 2000 years ago, but how well do we really know Him?  Linda Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/lets-talk-about/carpenters-son Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:58:42 +0000