Jelte Numan
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Loveless Love
“In love we must be able to differ from one another. Love creates an atmosphere of tolerance to recognize and respect different, even opposing viewpoints. In love, I have a...
Interview with Rev van Gurp about causes of deformation in RCN
PrefaceYou may know that in 2003, after years of concerns about deformation in the RCN (GKv), and after concerned members had their appeals to successive synods rejected, some people...
The Trust Test
There is a story about a famous fellow who walked across the Niagara Falls on a tight-rope. Whether the story is entirely factual, I do not know; but the...
The two sides to the church
Look back over the history of the church and there will always be things to criticize – and with good reason. The church owes its existence not to men,...
Your Word is the Truth (John 17:17)
Relativising the TruthThe other day I was leafing through a birthday album on the counter of a bookstore. Each day of the year carried a ‘saying’. A long row...