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Book Review

Dating Differently: A Guide to Reformed Dating Joshua Engelsma. Grand Rapids: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2019. Paperback. 160 pages. $16.95. rfpa.org     Some years ago, in the 1990s, a book appeared entitled I Kissed Dating Goodbye. It was part of the so-called purity movement, which advocated that young people remain sexually pure and virgin […]

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In a Few Words

How well do you know the denomination or federation to which you belong? As far as that goes, how well do you know the congregation of which you are a member? Many churches publish an updated church directory on an annual basis, listing not only the names of their families and individuals but also their […]

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What’s Coming Up at the CRC Synod ‘93?

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church will gather for its annual meeting on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 8, 1993. A prayer service for synod will be held the previous evening in the Mayfair CRC of Grand Rapids. For the first time, synod will devote its first afternoon and […]

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Asaph: A Musician in God’s House

“[David] appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel: Asaph was the chief.” —1 Chronicles 16:4–5a One of the greatest gifts God has entrusted to man is the gift of music. Not every person may have […]

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The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church will meet for its annual session, beginning on June 14, with a prayer service for synod to be held the previous evening in the Westview CRC of Grand Rapids, Michigan. As usual, synod will meet on the campus of Calvin College. Delegates from 46 classes will attend—2 ministers […]

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Agenda for Synod 1995

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church is scheduled to meet June 13–23 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Delegates from 46 classes will meet during those days to deliberate and decide on matters pertaining to the denomination’s ministries and issues laid before synod by study committees as well as overtures and communications from […]

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What is Coming Up at the Christian Reformed Synod 1996?

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) is scheduled to meet for its annual session from June 11–21, 1996, on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The session will be preceded by a prayer service on the previous evening in the Seymour CRC of Grand Rapids. When the synod officially convenes, […]

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Christian Reformed Synod 1997

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church is scheduled to meet for its annual session from June 14–21, 1997, at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This will be the first time that the synod will meet for just one week – from Saturday to Saturday. This was decided by the Synod of 1996 to […]

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What is Coming Up at the Christian Reformed Synod of 1998?

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church is scheduled to meet for its annual session from June 13–20, 1998, at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Delegates from 47 classes – 94 pastors and 94 elders – in addition to denominational personnel and advisors, will meet for a maximum of one week. The one-week session […]

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The Christian Reformed Synod of 1999

The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church is scheduled to meet for its annual session from June 12–19, 1999. Instead of its usual meeting place at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this Synod will gather on the campus of Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada — a suburb of Hamilton. Delegates from 47 classes […]

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