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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you’ll always come away with more to think about… RBC Ministries
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- What About Women Elders? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Dec 04 2008
Seems to me that if appointing anyone to the church office of elder or deacon– man or woman– would significantly divide the church over whether such an appointment was forbidden by the Bible, the better part of wisdom is to avoid such action until the church can act with unity. The New [...]
- What's Behind Polygamy? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 18 2008
In 2004 an article in USA Today raised a question about whether modern polygamy law exposes our hypocrisy. In that article Jonathan Turley writes, “For polygamists, it is simply a matter of unequal treatment under the law. Individuals have a recognized constitutional right to engage in any form of consensual sexual relationship with any [...]
- The Submission Riddle |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 23 2008
When does the absence of submission double its meaning?
I learned something this week that has carried with me into the weekend. Let me see if I can put in words a thought that I find compelling.
In the ongoing debate about the role of husbands and wives, we’ve probably all heard both sides of the argument. [...] - Marital Abuse |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Oct 01 2007
Do we have a high enough view of marriage to respond adequately to marital abuse?
Before answering, let’s consider one woman who represents many. To personalize her, let’s imagine her as our daughter or friend.
She doesn’t know where to turn and blames herself for ending up in a bad marriage.
We know she isn’t perfect. But what [...]
