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Time to Say “Enough” | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Time to Say Enough. July 10, 2015. Let me preface this by saying I have resisted posting for a couple of days. First of all, my TRB colleagues have been busy with other things, and I don’t want to monopolize things. Second, I am getting ready to leave on vacation, and I have other things to do. Last, but not least, I am hesitant to make a political response here. More and more, I am wondering whether some of us, in an effort to keep anxiety down, in an effort to answe...
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Matthew van Maastricht | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Author Archives: Matthew van Maastricht. The “other issue” before General Synod. May 25, 2016. Secessionist Impulses in the Reformed Church: A Historical Lesson. October 3, 2014. The Corporate Captivity of the Church. The church in the United States is in decline. There is nothing particularly earth-shattering about this. It is reported nearly everywhere on a regular basis. In my corner of the Bible-belt, the reasoning that is often given for this is the i...It was th...
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James Hart Brumm | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Author Archives: James Hart Brumm. That the General Synod Council be instructed to immediately develop a plan for the orderly dissolution of the Reformed Church in America, for presentation to the classes for a vote no later than 1 March 2017, and that the activities of all boards, commissions, committees, units, and agencies, save for those required to fulfill contractual…. June 16, 2016. At General Synod 2016: The Report from the Spies. June 12, 2016. In the third i...
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Desirers of Clarity, Clarify Thyselves! | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Desirers of Clarity, Clarify Thyselves! June 18, 2015. 1 make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible. 8220;the report managed to clarify the government’s position”. Synonyms: make clear, shed/throw light on, elucidate, illuminate. 2 melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities. Synonyms: purify, refine. The RCA needs to be clear about what it believes. The RCA needs to be clear about what it teaches about the Bible. 8220;I ch...
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Rev Susan Hetrick | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Author Archives: Rev Susan Hetrick. I am a Specialized Minister in the RCA. That means I was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament, but that I work in a specific type of ministry, not necessarily in a church context. My ministry could be called Biblical Hospitality. It could be called Spiritual Direction. It could be called Christian Coaching.…. February 14, 2016. Earth Day at 45 years old. April 22, 2015. Nine Months and Counting…. March 25, 2015. As part of o...
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“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” – an op-ed for Overture 4. | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. an op-ed for Overture 4. June 8, 2015. One of the overtures before us comes from the Classis of New Brunswick. Overture 4 reads, in part:. We request that General Synod state that the RCA no longer supports the use of reorientation/reparative therapy and repents the harm the RCA has done by promoting this therapy in the past. I need to speak in favor of this overture and ask my fellow delegates to speak in favor o...
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Doctor Beardslee, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Appreciate the Synod | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Doctor Beardslee, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Appreciate the Synod. June 13, 2015. I include the above picture for those for whom my Kubrik reference in the title was too subtle. So, the first full day of Synod has come and gone, and we have had the reports of the General Secretary and the President ( http:/ images.rca.org/docs/synod/Synod2015-GenSecReport.pdf. And http:/ images.rca.org/docs/synod/Synod2015-PresidentReport.pdf. Will still happen afterward.
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Dana VanderLugt | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. Author Archives: Dana VanderLugt. Hot Chocolate and Other Messes. Our pastor had just finished up his sermon on falling on admitting we are powerless and broken when my son dropped his entire cup of hot chocolate on the church carpet (and my new shoes). I had just heard, written down, and whispered, Amen to these words: “Instead of the safest place to…. April 27, 2015. April 14, 2015. In Invitation to Conversation. The Table: A Maundy Thursday Reflection. April 1, 2015.
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Church Governance | That Reformed Blog
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Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming. That the General Synod Council be instructed to immediately develop a plan for the orderly dissolution of the Reformed Church in America, for presentation to the classes for a vote no later than 1 March 2017, and that the activities of all boards, commissions, committees, units, and agencies, save for those required to fulfill contractual…. June 16, 2016. At General Synod 2016: The Report from the Spies. June 12, 2016. The “other issue” before General Synod. During th...
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