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Splitting Fellowships and Churches
Please Lord don't let this issue keep splitting churches and fellowships for the next 20 years.
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June 18, 2019
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Communication Regarding Overture 8 to Synod 2019
Overture 8 asks Synod 2019 to withdraw two assertions made by Synod 2012 in accepting the Creation Stewardship Task Force. This commentary addresses Overture 8 and concludes that they fail to support the requested actions.
June 4, 2019
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The CRC and LGBTQ - Part 2
Could the CRC be maneuvered, via our church order and procedural mechanisms, into affirming the LGBTQ agenda?
May 8, 2019
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Immigration is Our Story: Series
This is one part of my family’s story, my immigration story - a story that intersects with those of many others and is filled with both hope and hardship.
March 18, 2019
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Does History Repeat Itself? The Social Gospel of the 1920s and Current Social Justice Advocacy
In an article in World Magazine, Scott Allen examines what he thinks is a repeat of the social gospel movement in the 1920s.
May 30, 2018
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Canadian Commentary on Synod: Faith, Politics, Church, Justice
This post offers a link to four articles by Canadian writers on the upcoming synod of the CRCNA. The post also includes a conversation between Rev. Paul VanderKlay and Rev. Andrew Beunk.
May 15, 2018
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Overtures, Politics, & Justice
The best way to do justice is to follow Scripture and pursue actual justice. The CRC can and should get involved in politics, but only within the context of the following three criteria.
September 5, 2017
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The CRC Needs to Have a Conversation About the Gospel and Social Justice
One of the frustrations expressed at Synod 2017 was that calls for the church to serve the poor and the oppressed and to advocate for justice are too often expressed without reference to the church’s gospel mission.
January 29, 2016
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Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
A working group in the Mennonite Church USA has created a 43-minute documentary entitled "The Doctrine of Discovery: In the Name of Christ" that is a good introduction to understanding the Doctrine of Discovery.