This is the second installment of Rev. Johan H. Tangelder‘s article on Dispensationalism. Last month‘s contribution dealt with the Dispensationalism of Darby and Scofield. The present installment sets forth the teaching of Modem Dispensationalism and an evaluation of it. Rev. Tangelder is pastor of the Riverside Christian Reformed Church of Wellandport, Ontario. Modern dispcnsationalism is […]

Rev. Johan D. Tangelder is pastor of the Riverside Christian Refonned Church of Wellandport. Ontario in Canada. A frequent contributor to THE OUTLOOK, Rev. Tangelder writes in this and in a following article on “Dispensationalism,” a teaching on which we cannot afford to be uninformed. According to this first article: “The best known intellectual centers […]

“You must develop a nose like a bloodhound for those steps in the argument which depend not on historical and linguistic knowledge but on the concealed assumption that miracles are impossible, improbable, or improper.” (C. S. Lewis) Did the Lord cast out demons, heal the sick, raise the dead? Did the miracles in Bible times […]

“Some see it as a new Reformation. straining to meet its Luther at a yet undiscovered cathedral door. Some hail it as an evolutionary crisis, with the cells of the old humanity fairly bursting to reassemble into some more spiritual new being. To others it may be a more prosaic phenomenon, the inevitable swing of the […]

C. S. Lewis in one of his books tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey which led him from the Christianity of his youth into atheism and then, by way of theism, back to Christianity. He describes his conversion as “surprised by joy.” Joy is a rather scarce commodity in our mad and […]

“Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him. Unparented, unassisted and undirected by omniscient or benevolent authority, he must fend for himself, and with the aid of his own limited intelligence find his way about in an indifferent universe” (Carl L. Becker). This idea is the sad pattern […]

When Carlyle heard that Margaret Fuller had decided to “accept the universe” he roared with laughter. “Well, she’d better!” he shouted good-naturedly. And she had. And so had we. This idea was once expressed better by a man who was asked how he managed to live in such a state of peace even though surrounded […]

“It has been interesting to observe that as preaching as sllch has been on the decline, preachers have more and more used important people in any realm. This is said to attract people to the Gospel and to persuade them to listen to it. If you can find an admiral or a general or anyone […]

Thanksgiving Day in Canada was held on October 8. In the U.S. the date this year is November 22. Rev. John D. Tangelder, writer of this article, is pastor of the Riverside Christian Reformed Church of Wellandport. Ontario. a id=”set-post-thumbnail” class=”thickbox” href=”https://outlook.reformedfellowship.net/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=57664&type=image&TB_iframe=1″ aria-describedby=”set-post-thumbnail-desc”> “Proclamation, October 14, 1795. Published by Authority (Seal) Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By […]

Executives are hard to see; Their costly time I may not waste; I make appointments nervously And talk to them in haste. But at any time of night or day, In places suitable or odd, I seek and get without delay An interview with God. Executives are busy people. No doubt about that! Many are […]