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Farewell to Rev. Holstege

Rev. Holstege, our pastor since 2010, preached his farewell sermon on May 1, 2016. We held a farewell program (click for photos) for him and his family after the evening service. We had singing from the choir, Sunday School, and Young People, as well as an expression of gratitude. We shared a meal after the program. Rev.…

PRCA Mobile App Released

There’s now an official PRCA mobile app! It’s available in the Apple/iOS App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store, and Amazon Appstore. Here’s the official description: Check out a wealth of resources to help you grow daily in your knowledge of God through reformed, biblical content including: devotionals, sermons, articles, music, books and many other helpful resources. All of our resources gladly embrace the Reformed faith with…

Were the Creation days longer than 24 hours?

Question Thanks for your recent message from Genesis 1 [Dominion Over the Animals]. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss an alternative reconciliation of “6 day creation” and “old earth / big bang theory”. While I fully believe that Genesis 1 took precisely 6 days of a morning and evening each, that might not necessarily have been 144 hours (24 x 6). I speculate…

May one take back a spouse who has divorced and remarried?

Question I heard the message “Divorce and Remarriage,” and I had a question. Pastor Holstege says that Deuteronomy 24:4 is still binding and forbids a husband from taking back his adulterous wife who has remarried. What about a reverse situation where the husband is the adulterer and has remarried, but the wife has faithfully stayed true to her marriage vows. Does the…

Last trumpet of I Cor 15:52 and 7th trumpet of Rev 11:15: the same?

Question Pastor Daniel [Holstege]: I saw “The Transformation of Our Body at the Last Trump” sermon online and wondered if you believed the last Trumpet was the 7th Trumpet of Rev 11:15. Answer Your question was whether I believe the last trumpet of I Corinthians 15:52 is the seventh trumpet of Revelation 11:15. First, I wish to make clear that I am an amillennialist…

Should women cover their heads in church? Wear pants?

Question I want to know why some Christian women put on scarves (cover their hair) while praying and others leave their hair uncovered when praying. Why do some Christian women put on trousers when the Bible says a woman should not put on that which pertains to a man? Answer The belief that women should cover their heads with scarves or hats comes from an interpretation of…

Kuyper's Common Grace 'Christianizing of Culture' - Reformed Calling or Ecclesiastical Suicide

Kuyper’s Common Grace ‘Christianizing of Culture’ – Reformed Calling or Ecclesiastical Suicide?

The lecture Kuyper’s Common Grace ‘Christianizing of Culture’ – Reformed Calling or Ecclesiastical Suicide? will be given at Sunshine Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI on September 26, 2014. Here are details from the lecture website: The speaker will be David J. Engelsma, professor of theology in the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. The occasion…