In the recent debates about women in office it has been proposed that the office of deacon ought to be more clearly separated from the ruling office of elder than it is in the practice of our Reformed churches. It is argued that if that were done, women might be ordained as deacons without violating […]
I don’t know Nick Overduin. I understand that he is a student of theology at Calvin Seminary. I understand also that he might not be “a regular student” (a Christian Reformed male member aspiring to serve in the ministry of the Christian Reformed Church). Whatever and whoever Mr. Overduin is, he does write editorials for […]
Throughout life there are many times when two people or two parties will have differing opinions about a certain issue. In a democratic society this fact is all the more highlighted because debates are hotly contested and then after a vote, the majority position is the one that is taken to be the law of […]