MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS by Henry M. Morris. Creation Life Publishers, San Diego, California, 1974. $6.95. Reviewed by Rev. Nicholas De Vries, Ripon, California. The author – He is identified as “Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. Director: institute for Creation Research, and Professor of Apologetics at Christian Heritage College.” He is further designated in the “Foreword” by […]
Rev. Peter De Jong, pastor of the Christian Reformed Church of Dutton, Michigan, attended the recent CRC Synod as a reporter for THE OUTLOOK. His forthright review, herewith presented, clearly reflects the seriousness of the CRC Synod‘s refusal to disapprove of the decision of Classis Grand Rapids East and of the concurrence of the synodical deputies to […]
“Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 To ask the question heading this meditation of several different people would likely evoke as many different answers as people questioned. For there are many varied perspectives from which people measure greatness. Some would consider size an important yardstick, others the military strength, […]
Dr. Leonard Greenway, pastor of the Riverside Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is in charge of Our Question Box. This department is for everyone. No signatures are required and no names are published. Although we are happy about the popularity of this department, we regret that, due to al1 the questions now on […]
When the late President Eisenhower was still General Eisenhower, as he told it, he was one day engaged in an embarrassing conversation with a Soviet general who wanted to know from Eisenhower what the American ideology was. The Russian could spell out very clearly what he regarded the Soviet doctrine and goal to be, while […]
When I talk about inter-church marriages (one of ollr members marrying someone from another church), then I am not talking about mere nominal church membership. Nominal church membership is useless, and I class that with the previous category of mixed marriage. I am talking now about marrying a genuine believer from some other church. If […]
Rev. Cornelius Bode (1843–1917) was asked to write this sketch at the time of his twentyfifth anniversary in the CRC ministry. Rev. Harold Hollander, pastor of the Christian Reformed Church of Harrison, South Dakota, translated it from the Dutch as it appeared in De Gereformeerde Amerikaan of August, 1904. Rev. Bode’s account of his deep-seated […]
Many of you far more than we had ever anticipated—are now receiving THE OUTLOOK for the first time. A most hearty welcome to you as you join our growing family of readers! Of course, we would much prefer to send a personal letter to each of you to tell you what we have in mind. However, […]
When “our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation” the Almighty endowed it with a land that has gradually expanded and developed into what is now known as the United States of America. What an endowment this has proved to bel And what a haven of refuge and peace it has been for the […]
Some people may call you sick, but the Lord calls you a drunkard. I have observed of recent time that far too many people of Reformed persuasion apply the term sick. ness in place of drunkenness to a person with a heavy drinking problem. Today we call them alcoholics: in my younger days […]