This service was prepared by Ruth Hofman, pastor of Grace Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She based it on a service originally planned by Lorraine Land for the congregation at First Christian Reformed Church, Toronto, Ontario.
Resources by Ruth Hofman
My mother seldom let us off with easy answers. After the Bible reading that followed family meals, she would often wonder about the meaning of an obscure text by peppering our family with "why" questions: Why does God act like a general in an army that is responsible for slaying thousands of Israel's enemies? Why would God ask for the human sacrifice of Abraham's son, after the manner of pagan religions? Why does Jesus curse a fruit tree for having no fruit in a season in which it was not meant to bear fruit?
