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Churches from the Old Country

This article is about the Dutch Reformed Protestants who emigrated to North America and took their faith and churches with them. They came in three waves: the first was during the 1840s after the Secession of 1834; the second was during the 1890s, after a second break with the Dutch state church took place; and […]

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Ministries Working for a Common Witness

Most of us probably know someone who is involved in a local Christian parachurch ministry. These ministries are in just about every North American community. People might volunteer at a pregnancy resource center, food pantry, rescue mission, or another ministry that provides some type of service. Many of us support independent, Reformed parachurch ministries like […]

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Fleeing Failure: Lust for Power

Have you ever wanted someone dead? Scripture tells us of a man who not only wanted someone dead but did everything he could to see that it happened. This man was Haman. Many of you are familiar with the story of Esther, the queen who risked her own life to save her people. Many of […]

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Our Worship, Chapters 14, 24–29 Worship is a holy conversation between God and his people. The previous installment of this series on Abraham Kuyper’s book Our Worship considered several elements of worship in which the congregation speaks to God: through prayers, songs, and offerings. Meanwhile, God speaks to the congregation primarily through the reading of […]

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The Historicity of Adam and Human Sexuality

The Word of God begins with profound simplicity: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1, English Standard Version). It states with the same profound simplicity, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Gen. 1:27). Yet, […]

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On Death and Dying: What Exactly Are We Afraid Of?

“Are you afraid of the coronavirus?” My four-year-old asked his Sunday school teacher that question on March 8, 2020. Since then, I daresay that there has not been one person on our planet who is unaffected by the pandemic. As I watched events unfold, questions echoed in my mind. There were a variety of reactions […]

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