2002-06-Jun Outlook Digital - Volume 52 Issue 6

A Song of Ascents .................................................... Dr. Simon J. Kistemaker ..................2 Dr. Simon Kistemaker explains how the Songs of Ascents, especially Psalm 133, prepared the Israelites for worship, and how they should apply to us today. Our Father in Heaven and Earthly Fathers ......... Rev. Jay A. Wesseling .....................3 By looking at the way our God reveals Himself as our Father, Rev. Jay Wesseling looks at the role earthly fathers should have within the family. Needs Which Wives Need Met at Home (2)..........Rev. Richard J. Kuiken ................4 The second of three articles, Rev. Richard Kuiken looks at another need which wives need from their husbands. A Word to Husbands .............................................Rev. Tim Perkins ...........................6 Rev. Tim Perkins explains the motive and the manner of a husband’s ministry and responsibility to his wife and family. A Look At the 2002 Synod of the Christian Reformed Church ................................. 9 A Brief Look At the Agenda..............Rev. Harlan Vanden Einde ...................... 9 Observations of Synod 2002................... Rev. Richard Blauw ...................................... 11 Election and the ‘Free Offer’ of the Gospel (4) ....Dr. Cornel Venema ...................... 14 In this discussion of the “Free Will Offer”, Dr. Venema looks at the teachings of John Calvin and the statements within our confessions. God’s People, My Parish ........................................Rev. Edward J. Marcusse ..............17 “I found myself walking down the hallway toward his room not knowing who or what to expect.” Book Reviews ...................................................Rev. Jerome Julien ...................19 Sound Bites - 1963 ............................................................................................................23 Quotes from the thirteenth year of the Torch and Trumpet’s publication that still speak to us today.