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June 2025

Episode 232: Synod 2025 — Oneness and Holiness-The Tension of a Faithful Church — Chris Ganski (Part 1)
“We [had] the broad spectrum ideologically…or theologically…and people coming at things very differently, but I was really amazed at how well we are…
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Jason Ruis
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Episode 231: Synod 2025 — Slow, Steady, Faithful Reformation
“I’m choosing to leave encouraged…The ship is being steered rightly, but…the ship steers slowly.
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Jason Ruis
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Episode 230: Synod 2025 — The Trajectory of Reformation & Rebuilding
“Anybody who thinks we're going backwards is not seeing things accurately… We're maybe not going forwards as fast as you would like, but there's no way…
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Jason Ruis
Complete Guide: 50 Essential Tips for Synod Delegates
Complete Guide: 50 Essential Tips for Synod Delegates
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Jason Ruis
Episode 228: Synod 2025—The Changing Face of CRC Leadership
"There's always this kind of uneasiness, and I just want to encourage people to realize that the denomination has shifted significantly…The leadership…
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Jason Ruis

May 2025

Episode 227: Synod 2025—Living Into Our Decisions & Rebuilding Trust (Chad Steenwyk & Aaron Vriesman)
"Don't fret.
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Jason Ruis
Looking For More Bavinck?
Herman Bavinck’s Works of Systematic Theology
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Jason Ruis
Episode 226: The Church's Spiritual Government — Dan De Graff
“Yet that ignores really the foundation.
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Jason Ruis
Episode 225: The Church's Spiritual Essence — Jason Ruis
“He who loves his dream of a community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter, even though his personal intentions…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 224: The Spirit Creates New Community — Jason Ruis
"A church that centers its life on the word and the sacraments has centered its life on the work of the Holy Spirit." —Jason Ruis
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Jason Ruis
Episode 223: Fight Like A Gardener — Jason Ruis
"We need to fight like gardeners.
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Jason Ruis
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