Classis Florida sent to Synod 1985 an overture requesting under the terms of the Form of Subscription that the Synod ask the editor of The Banner to give “further explanation” of some of his published views. The overture received rough treatment, and many questions remain regarding that treatment. In the interest of opening up this […]

THE MOOD OF THE CRC – “What is the mood of the Christian Reformed Church these days?” This question came to me from a representative of a different Christian tradition recently. I answered with what must have seemed rather ambiguous vagueness. It is always hard to know just what the mood of a sizeable group […]

LOUIS PRAAMSMA 1910–1984 – It pleased the Lord of life to take to Himself a good and faithful servant, Dr. Louis Praamsma, a solidly Reformed pastor, preacher, writer, teacher, and that in three countries: The Netherlands, Canada and the United States of America. I could attempt to say a few things in his honor, but […]