Jesus Teaching and  Debating in the Temple

Jesus Teaching and Debating in the Temple

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Introduction: We know from our beloved Bible and our helpful Heidelberg Catechism that Jesus is a loving, faithful, self-giving, loyal, forgiving, and gentle person. Can you think of him as having an angry rage that caused him to throw over furniture and take a rope and violently whip men in Church? He had an emotionally […]

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RCUS Foreign Ministries in Kenya

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The Synod of the RCUS has long affirmed that the purpose of the Foreign Ministries Committee is to train pastors in foreign lands, equipping them to become self-governing, self-perpetuating, and self-supporting. Historically, providing direct financial support to pastors and churches has proven ineffective. Rather than expanding the number of congregations, this approach often led to […]

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Women in Church History: Olympia

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When we study the Reformation and later periods, we often have the privilege of learning about Christian women through their own words. The women of the church in the first few centuries, however, are more often a mystery to us, glimpsed primarily through the writings of others. One such woman is the fourth-century deaconess, Olympia […]

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Luther 1521-1525

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When Martin Luther refused to recant at the Diet of Worms, he sealed “his doom as a heretic. German nobles quickly surrounded him and led him safely from the hall,” and “when it became clear that the German nobles would not hand Luther over to the papal authorities, Charles V placed him under the imperial […]

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Book Review: The Comfort Filled Life

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When I entered Heidelberg Theological Seminary in Sioux Falls, SD, Dr. Maynard Koerner was my primary professor. At that time, my understanding of God and the gospel was basic. After four years of training, my understanding of both grew exponentially, partly due to studying the Heidelberg Catechism. My appreciation for the Catechism deepened 4–5 years […]

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