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“Expounding”: Not Exhorting, Preaching or Leading Worship

July 20, 1992

An interview with W. Robert Godfrey concerning the state of the Christian Reformed Church in the early 1990's.

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Just How Pro-Life Are You Really?

July 1, 1992

The significance of human beings over all other species resides in the image of God stamped on each person.

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Serious Misgivings

June 22, 1992

Areas of concern regarding “The Confessional Conference” of 1993 are expressed.

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The Importance of Preaching

January 1, 1992

Too often we have trouble placing such a high evaluation on preaching because it does not seem to correspond to our experience.  Many Christians today believe that they came to faith through the witness of family or friends or through a small group Bible study.  They may have heard relatively poor preaching and find it hard to attribute such importance to preaching in general or in their own spiritual development.

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The Offering

November 24, 1991

The offering clearly has a vital function in the financial life of the congregation, but how does it function spiritually in the worship of the church?

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Vocabulary

November 14, 1991

As Christians, we must keep biblical words and categories of thought as foundational to our own.

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The Triumph of Vulgarity

September 24, 1991

How Christians are to thoughtfully engage with pop culture.

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Blessings

September 3, 1991

The importance of the blessings pronounced in our worship is a significant teaching of Scripture that ministers need to insure that the people of God understand its meaning and value.

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