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Are Christians Allowed to Grieve the Death of a Loved One?
“God must be disappointed with me.” Those words were spoken by Wilma, a member of the church where I was serving as interim pastor. Her husband had recently passed away…
Grief and Doubt in the Christian Life
I walked into church the other day, eager and ready to join the congregation of God’s people in worship. It had been a busy week and a busy morning, and…
Hurting Churches & Hurting Pastors
Hurting churches. Hurting pastors. There a lot of both out there. That reality is a result of hurting people and a hurting world. We should not be surprised about the…
The Canons of Dordt and their Historical Context
Although the Canons of Dordt are one of the three core confessional documents of the Christian Reformed Church, many church members today have a hazy notion at best as to…
Mary Vanden Berg Awarded Henry Institute Research Grant
Mary Vanden Berg, Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Seminary, was a recent research grant recipient to the Creation Project, part of the Henry Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School…
How bad is it, Doc?
As part of our celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Canons of Dordt, Calvin Seminary focused our chapel services this fall on the famous summary of that document, the…
Dordt or Dort? What Still Matters?
Is it Dordt or Dort? If you are featuring a Forum issue to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dordrecht, it helps to know how to spell the…
Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Synod of Dordt in Worship
This issue of the Forum commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dordt (November 1618 – May 1619) and offers a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of…
Canons of Dordt and the Heidelberg Catechism
The Canons of Dordt (1619) is probably the least well known of the three confessions of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The Canons of Dordt (1619) is probably…