https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:30:52 +0000 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:45:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/teaching-importance-confession A wise person once observed that confessing sins is a little like taking out the trash: it’s a job most people don’t get excited about doing, but if we neglect it, the mess piles up and starts to stink. Rob Toornstra https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/teaching-importance-confession Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:45:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/community-engagement/bearing-one-anothers-burdens Field ants are some of the strongest creatures around. Scientists have determined that they can lift up to 5000 times their body weight. That would be the same as someone just a bit larger than me bench-pressing an Airbus A380 (the largest passenger airplane in the world!). Rob Toornstra https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/community-engagement/bearing-one-anothers-burdens Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:07:57 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/where-god-when-your-world-falls-apart One hundred twenty nanometers. That’s about how large the novel corona virus is. For reference, that’s about the length that your fingernails grow in about two minutes. Yet, this microscopically small virus has brought the world to its knees. Rob Toornstra https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/where-god-when-your-world-falls-apart Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:00:21 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/creating-worship-practices-home At the heart of Christian parenting is the call to disciple your children. When God entrusts children into our care, he isn’t merely tasking us with the job of feeding empty stomachs, or ensuring that our children have clean clothes to wear, or a warm bed to sleep in. Rob Toornstra https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/creating-worship-practices-home Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:45:44 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/sexuality-and-gospel I want to introduce a resource that I hope will be helpful in describing a gospel-centered understanding of sex and intimacy. Rob Toornstra https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/sexuality-and-gospel Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:13:18 +0000