Peter Hoytema

Christian Reformed pastor. Avid reader, aspiring photographer, and mediocre golfer. Married to Grace, in every sense of the word.

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@flemingrut My heartfelt condolences. Hearing a Christ-centered sermon is a great blessing. But hearing that same Christ say to us, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” as we enter his kingdom is pure glory. May that assurance sustain you as you grieve the loss of your husband.

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@JaniceDean Not even the least bit torn, Janice? 😏

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@flemingrut I’m just glad JD Vance isn’t my neighbour. Because I have nothing in common with someone who believes that.

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@AdamSchein Here's a stat, Adam: Trey Yesavage
is the 1st pitcher in MLB history to strike out 12 batters in a World Series game without issuing a walk.

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@AdamSchein If they give Ohtani a pitch to hit in the 9th I'll be shocked.

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@AdamSchein This team can beat the Dodgers, Adam.

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@flemingrut I just joined BlueSky today and followed you there.

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@flemingrut Be assured of my prayers for you both.

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@flemingrut May the Father of all compassion and the God of all comfort be your strength and give you healing.

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@JoanBandy @gpackiam Grace is primary. Repentance is our response to God’s initiative. Jesus demonstrated radical inclusivity before Zaccheus repented (“I must come to your house today”). Repentance is not the basis for our entering the kingdom. It’s the result of having been let in.

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@trinityforum Augustine's "Confessions"

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@johnpauldickson @AndyStanley @NorthPoint I loved your point about Bach and our feeble efforts to capture the profound beauty of his creations (though you did quite well on your cello 🙂). Harry Emerson Fosdick made a similar comparison in a sermon preached at Riverside, NYC years ago:

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@aussiedave @AndyStanley @johnpauldickson So good..and it reminded me of something Harry Emerson Fosdick said in one of his sermons at Riverside Church in NYC:

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@HeraldOfPurity @kevinmyoung Everything depends on where the emphasis is placed. On us (our acceptance, understanding, repentance) or God (unmerited love, divine acceptance, prevenient grace). God does not accept us because we make ourselves acceptable.

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@HeraldOfPurity @kevinmyoung That's the point. You don't accept the Gospel. The Gospel accepts you.

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@HeraldOfPurity @kevinmyoung This sounds like gospel but isn't. It makes repentance the prerequisite for grace. It simply exchanges one form of self righteousness, evident in the Pharisees, for another. The gospel is grounded in grace, not our understanding and appreciation of it.

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@AdamSchein Was there ever any doubt 🙄?

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@flemingrut When tender mercies prove stronger than the fear that stalks us, the heart is at rest. Joining you in grateful praise for God's good and abundant gifts.

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@jaredcwilson Yes. Because Jesus carried the weight of human sin, he felt the agony of forsakenness. But the Father was never absent. The Abba he cried to was always “My God.” The One who “has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help” (v. 24).

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@PaulVanderKlay @Saville1559 @CRCNA Call me an optimist, but I don't think a split is inevitable nor do I think it's necessary. The deep dive on Cedric's article is enlightening. I think a similar analysis of how "confessional status" became such a focal point in the CRCNA and the HSR would be valuable as well.