This Easter meditation was written by the late editor John Vander Ploeg, (formerly editor of The Banner) in March, 1975. A blessed Easter to you! But let’s be clear about one thing. That wish can come true only on this condition: that by faith we think the right thoughts. Fragrant flowers, a new outfit, and […]

(The following article is a reprint from the August 1973 issue of The Outlook. It has been edited for size.) The 1973 CRC Synod has spoken on homosexuality. In a nutshell, Synod rejected homosexualism (homosexual practice) as sin (for which we are in deed grateful!) while at the same time it made certain pronouncements about […]

Although adopted into our English language, the word desideratum, as used in the title above, is Latin and may be somewhat unfamiliar. Why use it then? Because I can think of no other single word that says it all — that is, all that I wish to try to say about the matter of a […]