According to a March 29 Grand Rapids Press report, “The Rev. Richard McLain is leaving Leighton United Methodist Church in Caledonia in June,” to become “director of personnel of the Mission Society for United Methodists,” a “conservative,” “breakaway missionary organization based in Decatur, Ga.” Although “he assumes the new job with the support of his […]

STUDY HELPS ON THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM  by Norman L. Jones Review by Rev. Richard J. Blauw, Chino, CA Sometimes one finds a book which proves to be worth its weight in gold. Such is the case with the Rev. Norman L. Jones, Study Helps on the Heidelberg Catechism. If one wants to take seriously catechetical […]

Several years ago a Christian astrophysicist gave an interesting lecture which evoked an extended discussion. In a conclusion that may have implications for today, especially for discussions related to the “Big Bang” theory, the point was made that scientists have calculated that the world is approximately 4.6 billion years old, and the universe about 15 […]

This magazine .has often warned against liberal trends in the CRC. That is good and necessary. But let’s not overlook another danger that is threatening us—that of fundamentalism. If we have to choose between the former and the latter, no doubt we would choose the latter. But I don’t want to choose, and we don’t […]