On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the consistory of Byron Center PRC passed a motion to “require Rev. Lanning to resign as the editor of Sword & Shield.” (The committee’s recommendation is here. My protest against the decision, which lays out my principle objections to the motion, is found here.) The consistory had faced the questionContinue reading “Crossroads”
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A Strait Betwixt Two – Introduction (2)
What will this blog do, and what will it not do? What this blog will not do is give a full history of the controversy. I disqualified myself from writing that history. I did that by behaving myself wickedly when the controversy first arose. Instead of reading the documents and trying to understand the issues,Continue reading “A Strait Betwixt Two – Introduction (2)”
A Strait Betwixt Two – Introduction (1)
Here are words I never thought I would say: “I am not Protestant Reformed.” Bewilderment. Anxiety. Fear. Turmoil. How could this happen? Paul, in Philippians 1:23, writes, “For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.” To be in a strait isContinue reading “A Strait Betwixt Two – Introduction (1)”