Norman Shepherd is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. His article is timely and significant in view of the recent decision by the 1973 Synod of the Christian Reformed Church on Homosexuality. The report of the Committee to Study Homosexuality submitted to the recent Synod of the Christian Reformed Church […]
The following report by the managing editor of THE OUTLOOK was given at the annual meeting of Reformed Fellowship, Inc. on September 28, 1973. Permit me at the outset to express deep appreciation above all to our God and then also to you the membership and the Board of Reformed Fellowship for the calling and […]
Herewith is the review by Rev. Peter De Jong, pastor of the Dutton (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, of the 255-page book, Will All the King’s Men . . . (Out of Concern for the Church Phase II) including essays by James H. Olthuis, Hendrik Hart, John Van Dyk, Arnold De Graaff, Calvin Seerveld, Bernard Zylstra, […]
When these lines appear in print we should he about midway between the observance of Thanksgiving Day in Canada on October 8 and in the U.S. on November 22. As good a time as any then for readers of THE OUTLOOK, living on both sides of the border, to honestly ask the question: “Thankful? Thankful […]
WANTS NO SEPARATION Dear Editor: In your July issue Dr. Leonard Greenway stated his opinion that henceforth the Canadian and American parts of the CRC should exist separately. He advocates that a separation should be made because “there appear to be ideological and cultural differences between us.” Dr. Greenway feels that these differences “should be […]
This book review by Professor Merle Meeter of Dordt College is admittedly beyond the length of those ordinarily appearing in THE OUTLOOK. It also requires some extra effort for the reader to understand it throughout. However, Professor Meeter’s statement: “This is probably the most significant book on Christianity and literature to come out in the […]
Young people, feel free to send your questions to Dr. G. Van Groningen at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi (formerly of Dordt College). You may send questions with or without identification. Names of those asking questions will not be published. Don’t hesitate. Send your questions now. “The Bible does not teach it.” “Most Reformed theologians […]
Thanksgiving Day in Canada was held on October 8. In the U.S. the date this year is November 22. Rev. John D. Tangelder, writer of this article, is pastor of the Riverside Christian Reformed Church of Wellandport. Ontario. a id=”set-post-thumbnail” class=”thickbox” href=”https://outlook.reformedfellowship.net/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=57664&type=image&TB_iframe=1″ aria-describedby=”set-post-thumbnail-desc”> “Proclamation, October 14, 1795. Published by Authority (Seal) Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By […]
Mr. H. Hageman, writer of this and a previous article on this subject, is a church organist living in Scarborough, Ontario. To inform or remind our readers of the occasion for his articles, we quote the following from the 1973 Acts of Synod: “Synod of 1971 appointed a committee to provide a wider range of […]