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Q&A |
| Issue #40 - On flags, All Saints Day, and Acoustics |
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Harry Boonstra
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Q. What is the origin of the Christian flag, and where should it stand in relation to the American flag? A. The idea for the Christian flag was conceived by a Mr. Charles E. Overton...
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Q&A |
| Issue #65 - On All Saints' Day, Devotional Prayers, and Distinctions Between "Songs about God" and Songs to God" |
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John D. Witvliet
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Q. All Saints’ Day sounds so Roman Catholic. Why does our Reformed church celebrate this day? Doesn’t this betray our roots? —Kentucky A. The sixteenth-century Reformers abolished...
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Reformation Day |
| Issue #77 - Making Our Own Confession: A Service for Reformation or All Saints’ Day |
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Michael W. Goheen
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A vibrant and living church is also a confessing church—a church that hears the good news, experiences the gospel power, and uses its own language to say what it believes. Already in th...
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Reviews |
| Issue #27 - Letters |
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Just Wondering... Sunday November 1, was beginning to loom large on the horizon. I was scheduled to occupy a nearby pulpit. Reformation themes were already crossing my mind. I was b...
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All Saints Day |
| Issue #88 - A Cloud of Witnesses |
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Leonard J. Vander Zee
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An acquaintance who has two sons in the Marines marveled at their loyalty and commitment to the unit and the Corps. One of his boys recalls the whole barrack yelling in one voice at bedtime, “I...
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Resources |
| Issue #64 - All Saints, All Times, All Places: Remembering heroes of the faith |
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Phyllis Wezeman
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This service was developed for All Saints’ Day (November 1) or the Sunday evening closest to it. Through the use of majestic music sung by congregation and choir, responsive readings ba...
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Resources |
| Issue #64 - Calendar for the Church Year |
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Advent Advent is a time of preparation, beginning with the Sunday nearest November 30. On the four Sundays of Advent, the church both looks forward to celebrating the birth of...
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Reviews |
| Issue #38 - Book: Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland |
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Harry Boonstra
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Edinburgh, Saint Andrew Press, 1994. 700 pp. Worship books, both denominational and "commercial," are becoming plentiful. This plenitude is reason for thanks; it appe...
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Perspectives |
| Issue #23 - Extraordinary Worship During Ordinary Time |
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Harry Boonstra
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We have a large chestnut tree in our backyard. In early spring its blossoms push their way out in profusion. During a few warm days in May its leaves seem to jump out overnight. Soo...
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Resources |
| Issue #44 - Saints in Glory Stand: A service of remembrance and gratitude |
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Donald Van Beek
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THE SERVICE Preparing for Worship Prelude "The King Shall Come MORNING SONG "Guide Me, O Thou RHONDDA Silent Prayer Opening Go...
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