by Doug Van Meter | 12 Oct 2016 | Articles
Well, it’s Monday. And it has not been a great one. I needed to take my wife to the hospital this morning for a bi-monthly procedure. I stopped by my office to get my computer so that I could get some work done while I spent the morning in the waiting room. I got...
by Doug Van Meter | 28 Sep 2016 | Articles
Jonathan Leeman writes, In the West today, individuals and families often resign their church membership like they check out of hotels. They make sure they have all their belongings, inform the management, and then go. In fact, many church members don’t do this much....
by Doug Van Meter | 21 Sep 2016 | Articles
Bobby Jamieson says that “allowing individuals who aren’t members of any church to participate in the Lord’s Supper gives them the benefits of fellowship without the commitment, the intimacy without the promise.” Should we seek to prevent those who are not members of...
by Doug Van Meter | 13 Sep 2016 | Articles
Lately, I’ve been musing on congregational life in the local church, both its immense privileges as well as its responsibilities. The following is a “first instalment.” As a child, I did not always heed my parents’ admonitions. Though they spoke straight to me, and...
by Doug Van Meter | 8 Aug 2016 | Articles
A couple of weeks ago, News24 carried the following report: God has handpicked Nelson Mandela Bay’s ANC Mayoral candidate Danny Jordaan to rise up in the fight for the city, he was told at a blessing ceremony on Sunday. And if Nelson Mandela Metro falls into the hands...
by Doug Van Meter | 18 Sep 2014 | Articles
Recently I was privileged to do a week’s teaching at a Bible college on the subject of missions. While there, I made the following statement in a radio interview, which took place before the student body and faculty: “Neither Bible colleges nor seminaries produce...
