Category Archives: Saved CRCVoices Posts

The Second Coming of John Suk’s Exodus

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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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Why Liberals and Heresy are important for the Gospel

This from a discussion on CRC Voices about classic liberalism and heresy. One of the contributions McGrath makes in his book is the observation that both orthodoxy and heresy are a process, probably a process vital for the growth and … Continue reading

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