Category Archives: CRC

The re-evaluation of guilt as the necessary path to experience one's deliverance

I read this piece entitled Reformed-Masochism a few days ago and a conversation with a colleague reminded me of it. The article essentially notes that in his experience of Reformed communities a sermon, lesson, or presentation was evaluated based on … Continue reading

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Is there a fresh wind over the burned out WICO battlefield?

The Christian Reformed Church fought a protracted, bloody, civil war  over Women in Church Office (WICO) that got started in my childhood years and has continued through today. My mother was an “elder-adjunct” at Northside Chapel and during high school, … Continue reading

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