Dear Editor, THE OUTLOOK We are alarmed by the prospect of a treaty binding the U.S. in an inferior position to the U.S.S.R. There are two major objections: 1. Communist policy, and the Soviet record hears this out, is to ignore or subvert any portion of a written agreement that is not to their advantage. […]
Sir: I much appreciated the review by the Rev. Fred Van Houten of my book, The Spirit of the Reformed Tradition in your November issue. Permit me, however, to take issue with his statement that I fail to “appreciate the Christian day schools and their efforts to establish Cod at the center of education.” Rev. […]
ENCOURAGEMENT It is with praise, and thanks to our Triune God, that we feel impelled to acknowledge an act of God’s grace in that you were moved to write on such a very timely and pertinent subject so edifying to the church we love. What clear evidence that “God is not dead,” but very much […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Please allow me the opportunity to comment on Mr. Martin La Maire’s response (THE OUTLOOK – letters, October 1971) to my letter (THE OUTLOOK – July 1971). First, presumably, Mr. La Maire objects to my objecting to our Synod interfering with non-ecclesiastical matters. This, of course, is his privilege. However, if this […]
SPEAKING IN TONGUES Editor of THE OUTLOOK: The articles and editorials appearing in THE OUTLOOK on speaking in tongues, with the solicitations for comment, incite one to make an observation. The miracle wrought by God on that Pentecost day was analyzed squarely by Peter. He resorted to Scripture for the answer. God’s Word is its […]
DEFENDS REPORT 36 Dear Rev. Vander Ploeg: Your recent articles dealing with the report on the Nature and Extent of Biblical Authority (THE OUTLOOK , June and July 1971) call for some further comments. In the first place, sincere appreciation is due to all who within the Christian Reformed Church seek to guard the truth […]
REFORMED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF NIGERIA NEWSLETTER Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings to all of you from the Board, Staff and Students of the Reformed Theological College of Nigeria. It is my sincere wish that this letter finds all of you in good health. This is the first newsletter of the College to you. […]
TAKES ISSUE WITH “TIV CHURCH AND WHITE PATERNALISM” ARTICLE EUGENE RUBINGH Dr. Stephen Monsma’s article, The Tiv Church of Christ and White Paternalism, is a significant contribution but I believe it needs some correction. The correction is not, in my opinion, with regard to the viability of the Reformed seminary sponsored by the Tiv Church. […]
“DOUBLY STRANGE, UNBELIEVABLE” Dear Mr. Editor: Thank you for keeping your readers informed and up-to-date on the progress of the Reformed Seminary among the Tiv in Nigeria. It is now more than a decade ago that our Synod first urged the Foreign Mission Board to come to the establishment of a Reformed Seminary in Nigeria […]
Dear Jim: Some time ago I was privileged to attend a youth retreat at a lake in Northwest Iowa. It was a good retreat and of great spiritual benefit to those who attended. We studied the Word of God together and discussed its meaning for our lives in 1970 . We also sang, prayed, and […]