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Sept. 2010
We are all squatters, living in God's world, a world that does not belong to us in any permanent way. I use the word "squatter" because God made and therefore owns the world and we are very temporary residents. Every one of us needs to be very honest about who and what we are. We are nothing but creatures, beings that have been created by someone else. None of us has contributed anything to the design or construction of himself or herself. We did not design one fingernail or create one hair. The apostle Paul puts this very bluntly: "For…
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"Fasting and prayer?! Some of you may be wondering: did I read that right? What's up with this? Well, let me add a bit of context to why I am writing this article. At the 264th Synod of the RCUS in May 2010, the Synod made a decision to call upon the churches and members of the RCUS to set aside a day of prayer with fasting for the purpose of asking God to raise up men for the ministry of the gospel. In light of the fact that there are a good number of our ministers who will be…
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As we come to the fall of the year and our Reformed Churches begin their catechism classes, the question often arises, "What is this all about?" The question arises because even though all Reformed and Presbyterian churches were practicing careful catechetical classes for covenant young people 75 years ago, very few of us have continued this practice into the 21st century. The form of catechetical instruction was also quite uniform among Reformed churches in the past. The course of study included the history of God's people found in the Bible along with the memorization and understanding of the Heidelberg Catechism…
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Christianity is radical, and that's a good thing. It all has to do with our roots and where they are. Usually this word "radical" has been given negative connotations, such as "radical Islamists" or a "radical agenda." We hear of terrorists being "radicalized." When our secular society describes Christians as radicals, people are left with the impression that we are breaking the law or are just a bunch of wing-nuts bereft of our senses. It is often assumed that "radical" always means uprooted. Just the opposite is true. We need to see the appropriate side of this important word. All…
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