REVIEW Fall 2022 Vol. 47 No.4

ByDr. Ralph Blair

Grand Rapids Church Celebrates Reconciliation with Chaplain to LGBTQ People” by Callie Feyen, The Banner, July 14, 2022; “Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill” by The Editors, National Review, July 21, 2022.  (PDF version available here) On November 2, 1975, Bob Rayburn, the founding president of Covenant College and Seminary, visited me in New York City to…

REVIEW Winter 2021 Vol. 46 No.1

ByDr. Ralph Blair

“Same-Sex Relationships and the CRC”, by Gayla R. Postma, The Banner, October 12, 2020. by Dr. Ralph Blair (PDF version available here.) Nearly a half-century ago, Christian Reformed Church scholars (e.g., Woudstra, Hart, Olthuis, Smedes, Wolterstorff, et al) supported gay and lesbian Christians.  In January, 1985, midway through his tenure as editor of The Banner, CRC’s monthly, Andrew…