Category Archives: Saved Blog Comments

A Quick and Dirty History of the CRC Denominational Story

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

It’s easy when we lift our heads up from our local and classical ministries, when viewing this thing way off in GR to ask “how did that happen?” The ED position, together with the BOT emerged and was shaped by … Continue reading →

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Think Christian’s Series on Adam and Origins

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Deborah Haarsma on Embracing the Questions Dennis Venema on Wearing the Genes Alvin Plantinga on One Possible Scenario Daniel Harrell on Romans 5 Deborah Haarsma on Moving Ahead in Faith, Not Fear

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Theodicy and the God of the Tsunami

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Comment on Rachel Held Evan’s posting about the God of Love These questions are old, hard and multi-layered. They involve: 1. Agency: Did God “cause” this storm, earthquake, virus, cell mutation, car accident, war? Does “allow” feel any differently? 2. … Continue reading →

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How do I explain the difference between God speaking in the Bible from God speaking in other ways?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

The question came to the pastor’s facebook group. Here was my answer. Scripture is “canon”. What does this mean? It means that it is what the Christian community, the part of the body of Christ moved by the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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Does belief in the Trinity still matter?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

John Suk had an interesting posting today on the Trinity and I offered some lengthy comments. Just a brief comment on Constantine and the Trinity. According to Alister McGrath Constantine actually had Arian sympathies rather than Athanasius. The evidence suggests … Continue reading →

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Counting the cost of the Underserved

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Nice blog post by Mark Hilbelink. Here was my comment: I think the dynamic you recognize here is a result of promoting the work of the church as an avenue of facile fulfillment. Serving the needy is part of the … Continue reading →

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Going Meta on the John Suk Conversation

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

I wrote this one for CRC-Voices as well but thought that others might benefit from it as well.

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My Response to the Myth of Jesus’ Return by John Suk

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

First let me say that John’s blog post is indicative of what I like about John. He’s got guts to tell us what he’s thinking and to open up conversations that are dicey and risky especially for ministers. This was … Continue reading →

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Wrestling with Moralism in Judging Katy Perry

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

This is a response to a blog post on Christian responses to Katy Perry. Every moral system has shibboleths they use as boundary markers. We use a person’s words or behavior to locate them in our conceptual grid. How do … Continue reading →

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Getting Burned without Scars of the Self

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Nice blog post by Amy Young on “How to treat a burn when it’s relational“ I left this comment. I read her blog after working on my Heidelberg Catechism on the Fifth Commandment. I’m teaching the Heidelberg Catechism this week … Continue reading →

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