As members of the Christian Reformed Church we, the undersigned, wish to express our sincere concerns about what we see as wrong trends in teachings and practices among us. We list some of our concerns below with the hope that a greater awareness of wrong trends will encourage us to reverse our course and to […]

Converted by Grace This journey of faith with my Lord began in January, 1968. Shortly thereafter I began reading, as for the first time, the Gospels. I immediately felt great affection and affinity for the Roman Centurion immortalized in Matthew 8:5–13. You see, I was converted as a 20-year-old during my second class (junior) year […]

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him—but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. I. Cor. 2:9, 10a On Pentecost day there were no angels visibly present. Often we read of their presence in the life of Christ, in […]

In the soft June morn When life is born Fresh dews like rainbows glisten, With heads bowed down While matins sound: The world in reverence listens. In the soft June days There’s a lazy haze On distant hills and farmlands; And enchantment there, A mystery where The sky joins with the uplands. In the soft […]

The seven churches of Orange City and Sioux Center called a meeting of the churches of the Classes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the CRC.     The commemoration was a celebration and a conference (at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa) for reflection on Report #44, on […]

Now that catechism classes are drawing to a close, I want to make a few comments on this important topic. I do so on the basis of a bit of experience of my own and on things I’ve seen and heard in some of our churches. And on that basis I must immediately say that […]

THE GREYING OF THE CRC. One of the improvements in the 1982 Year book of the CRC is listing the number of professing and non–professing members under the statistics of the individual churches. Perusing the new Yearbook I was struck by the fact that in many of the Canadian congregations these numbers are almost equal, […]

  The published Agenda for the June synod is again being sent to all Christian Reformed Churches so that all of their officers may become acquainted with the matters to be taken up at the churches’ largest assembly. As usual, the OUTLOOK reviews the book for its readers. This year’s issue is shorter than many […]

A pastor HAS BEEN PUT IN JAIL for doing nothing more than conducting a church ministry. Now I’m not talking about a minister being jailed in the Soviet Union. I’m talking about a pastor being jailed right here in America—in Louisville, Nebraska.     On February 18, 1982, District Judge Raymond Case found Pastor Siliven […]

  In our time of confusion and widespread ignorance of the Bible many churches have become interested in programs for more effective Bible teaching to their members. We understand that a number of our churches have adopted for that purpose and used with considerable enthusiasm The Bethel Series. While effective ways to encourage more thorough […]