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Parking Tickets: The More You Make, the Less They Cost
I think that the cost of a parking ticket should be the same for everyone. But it is not. How should the church respond? Should we care?
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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.
February 20, 2019
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Should the CRC Endorse and Lobby for Making UNDRIP Federal Canadian Law?
Canadian CRC leaders have committed the CRC to endorsing and lobbying for Bill C-262, a federal Canadian bill that if passed would incorporate the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples into Canadian Federal Law. Should they have?
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.
March 27, 2018
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'March for Life' Demonstrators and the Church
This past Saturday I noticed that thousands of young “March for our Lives” demonstrators marched on the streets of our cities but none in front of my church or other churches in the community. Why?
September 5, 2017
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Fear and the Nashville Statement
The recent "Nashville Statement" is profoundly damaging to our Christian witness, and theologically wrong in it's elevation of human sexuality to an issue of salvation.
June 10, 2017
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New Bill (Bill 89) Passed in Ontario Takes Away the Rights of Christian Parents
I wanted to make other Christians aware of this and ask specifically for prayer, but also for support for the petition that had been started.
March 24, 2017
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Calvin Seminary Professor Hits it Out of the Park
Calvin Seminary professor Matthew Tuininga has beautifully summarized Scripture and Reformed theology's view relative to the treatment of the poor.
October 14, 2016
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How Is Your Congregation Observing the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church?
How is your congregation observing the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church? We welcome your ideas.
October 11, 2016
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Pesticides and Disease
Warm greetings. I would like to hear from anyone with an interest or knowledge about pesticide residues in food and their link with human diseases. I believe this is a major social justice issue and therefore requires the Christian Church to be involved, especially Reformed Christians. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
September 18, 2015
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A Coptic Christian's Comments on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Raymond Ibrahim, a Coptic Christian whose book Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians details the sufferings of Christians living as minorities in Muslim countries, posted a provocative blog piece entitled "Why Western Nations Should Only Accept Christian Refugees."
October 2, 2014
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The Core Mission of the Church? Whole, Half or Non-Gospel Considerations
Michael J. Kruger, President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary posted an article entitled "Social Justice and the Gospel: What is the Core Mission of the Church?". Is there anything useful in Kruger's article and the authors he cited?
August 14, 2014
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Immigration Dilemma
Around 250 Salvadorans leave the country every day. There are no exact numbers because migrating continues being something “clandestine, invisible” from the authorities. It doesn’t matter in what conditions youth live, they want to leave.
August 5, 2014
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What About Justice?
What are, should or could deacons be doing about injustice? What resources are available to help deacons carry out this aspect of their Charge?
November 19, 2013
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Stories That We Tell...
One very practical way that many CRC churches have reached out to their neighbours is refugee sponsorship. On the Do Justice blog, Trang Thi, a refugee sponsored by a small rural church in northern Alberta, writes about the beautiful welcome she and her family received.
April 22, 2013
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The Law of God and Abortion
What do the ten commandments teach us about abortion?
March 11, 2013
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Welcoming the Stranger - Webinar
National borders and immigration laws are a part of the context in which the church finds itself today. In this “in-between” place, the CRC is called to demonstrate profound and welcoming love to those who seek to join our communities. So how do we do it?
January 8, 2013
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The Church's Response to Abortion
January 20, 2013, is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. For the church, this is an opportunity to reflect on questions such as: What does it really mean to value the sanctity of human life? What does it look like to protect the unborn, weak, poor and vulnerable?
October 5, 2012
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Reaching for 1,000 Positive Immigration Voices in Sioux County Iowa
I’ve been spending some time with HC Q&A 111 lately and recently saw this awesome example of it truly being lived out in Sioux County, IA.
March 19, 2012
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Good Seed Sunday — Resources for Churches
Greetings from Houston, B.C. I am excited to share news with you about Good Seed Sunday. I have been praying for national resources for churches for years and it is finally here!
August 18, 2011
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Political Diversity
Are the Office of Social Justice, the Synod of the CRC, and other official organs of the CRCNA — whether intentionally or not — attempting to define Christianity in a way that excludes conservative political and economic views?
July 11, 2011
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Commitment to My Immigrant Neighbor
The OSJ and Office of Race Relations are offering a new opportunity to fulfill God’s command to love our neighbor and welcome the stranger among us.
April 26, 2011
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Neglecting Evangelism in Your Passion for Social Justice?
Are you in danger of neglecting evangelism in your passion for social justice? I think his article makes a good point and is a good reminder for us all.
November 7, 2010
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Energy Efficiency Project (Pilot Churches Needed)
The Evangelical Environmental Network, the National Association of Evangelicals and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference have the exciting opportunity to select up to 60 churches to receive support and funding to make their buildings' energy efficient.
October 29, 2010
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Saving Energy Costs Through Careful Planning
The Christian Reformed denomination undertook some recent renovations that involved implementing new energy-saving technology.