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Presbyterianism

April 18, 1992

A defense of Presbyterian polity.

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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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Ancient Praise

March 16, 1991

The ancient worship of the church, which focused on the Psalms and sung without musical accompaniment, was simple, spiritual, and reverent.

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Article Thirty-One

December 1, 1990

The action of Synod 1990 in the Christian Reformed Church was tyrannical, judged purely from the perspective of Church Order Article 31. In 1990 as in 1944, Article 31 is at the center of our church struggles. 

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Philip Melanchton

October 17, 1990

A brief study of the life and work of the German reformer Philip Melanchton.

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