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Australia Day
Today, January 26th, is celebrated as Australia Day. It commemorates the arrival of the first fleet of British ships in 1788 and the settlement of Australia—up till then inhabited...
To stay, or not to stay, in the RCN (GKv) 3
There is value in looking at the reasons people use to stay in the wayward RCN. Those same reasons have in the past been used in times of reformation...
To stay, or not to stay, in the RCN (GKv) 2
The previous instalment referred to an article of H Oosterhuis in which he evaluates the reasons given by those who claim they must remain in the RCN. He shows...
To stay, or not to stay, in the RCN (GKv) 1
Over the last few decades developments within the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (RCN, in Dutch GKv), have shown a steady deterioration. The latest official sign of that deterioration...
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord.
The news media expresses concern about what 2018 will bring in international relations. The ABC quotes North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un saying he has nuclear missiles covering the USA...