Pastoral Q & A: Are More Prayers More Effective?
Questions abound when it comes to prayer. I was recently asked by a parishioner whether having more people pray would […]
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Pastoral Q & A: Does God Love Everybody?
A parishioner asked me whether God loves everyone. She was discussing this with a friend. The friend insisted that God […]
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Pastoral Q & A: Does Revelation 18:23 Refer to Pharmaceutical Products?
In the last week, I’ve been asked a couple of times about Revelation 18:23 and whether it refers to modern […]
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Can God Hate?
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What is sin?
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What is Justification?
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Pastoral Q & A: Is Catechism Preaching Biblical?
Reformed churches have historically practiced catechism preaching, typically in the afternoon or evening service. This practice dates back to the […]
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Pastoral Q & A: What If I Can’t Be Welcoming to Visitors?
It’s often stressed how important it is for our churches to be outward looking and, as part of that, to […]
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Pastoral Q & A: Should We Call Unbelievers “Pre-Christians”?
While it’s not overwhelming or huge, there seems to be a bit of a trend to refer to unbelievers as […]
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Pastoral Q & A: How Do I Indicate My Aspiration to Serve as an Elder or Deacon?
Wanting to be an office bearer is a great thing – Scripture says so in 1 Timothy 3:1, “The saying […]
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Pastoral Q & A: The Morning After Pill
Can a Christian woman use the “Morning After Pill” as emergency contraception? Let’s first be clear what we’re talking about. […]
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Pastoral Q & A: Is It Necessary to Read the Liturgical Forms Exactly as Written?
When I was a missionary back in the early 2000s, I was working in a remote community where most people […]
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Pastoral Q & A: Why Still Read the Ten Commandments?
In Reformed churches it’s normal to hear the Ten Commandments read during the morning worship service. This is a historic […]
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