One of my colleagues retired this spring. It was a sad day both for me and for the congregation we served together. I saw more

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Max L. Stackhouse is the Rimmer and Ruth de Vries Professor of Reformed Theology and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has published many

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