Category Archives: Saved CRCVoices Posts

Should the CRC Even Have An Executive Director Position?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I wrote this for CRC Voices responding to a comment that the CRC hasn’t had the position for most of its life, and in fact the years it has had it have been years of numerical decline. The church in … Continue reading →

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Why Divine Election Makes Our Story Better

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Take Your First Lessons on Election from Genesis I’m doing a lot of pondering election while preaching through Genesis. I have a couple of thoughts. I think the way CRC folks talk and think about election isn’t very Biblical. Genesis … Continue reading →

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A Parable about Bible Teaching vs. Charismatic Prophesy

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Prophesy vs. teaching: a parable (I wrote this for CRC-Voices) There was a man marooned on a deserted island. The man’s goal was to construct a boat that would take him back to civilization. There were trees and other natural … Continue reading →

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The Second Coming of John Suk’s Exodus

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

I’ve been mulling over John Suk, his blog, his exodus from the CRC, and especially the response to it and to his book. I didn’t quite know what to write. I often find that addressing a particular community, in this … Continue reading →

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Heaven and Hell Questions in the light of the Self and the Face of the one on the Throne

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

A post on CRC Voices about the final judgment, about whether a person goes to hell when they die, or is it Hades and then hell, etc. A discussion started and I shared these thoughts. Part of the puzzle is … Continue reading →

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Why I respect complementarians

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

The women in church office debate continues within the CRC even after the church opened up the offices. I hosted a specific debate over how this plays out in some classes  and it continues to be discussed on CRC-Voices, prompted by … Continue reading →

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What can role should Established Churches Play?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Dan, a pastor from Pella in Iowa on CRC-Voices then asked what role established churches can play if church plants are doing most of the evangelism. This was my answer to him. To answer Dan’s question about what the purpose … Continue reading →

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Why Clustering in the CRC

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

In that CRC-Voices thread on CRC/RCA church planting plans David Snapper, church planter and pastor from the Washington State reminded us of the thorough research he did that showed that the greatest determiner of CRC church plants getting above 200 … Continue reading →

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My Story of Clustering in Sacramento

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

This from a post I made on CRC-Voices in a discussion of the upcoming effort of CRC/RCA church planting that I will be involved in. The church I pastor was planted in the late 50s and organized in 63. When … Continue reading →

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Does Raising “issues” with the Bible destroy faith

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Another discussion from CRC-Voices on whether poking around with Genesis-origins, issues, etc. destroys faith. My experience is different. I think about it more like a marriage. It is common for couples when they marry to imagine that marriage will be … Continue reading →

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