Some cold, hard facts about a hot issue




We’ve interviewed and featured the work of Dr. Calvin Beisner before. Some might consider that a strong bias to one side of the “climate change” debate. They would be right. Since the mainstream media has swallowed hook, line and sinker the fanaticism of climate change proponents and activists trumpeting the view that this is THE APOCALYPSE of our time, cooler heads are needed to offer a more objective analysis, and it just so happens to come from a Reformed Christian and an organization – the Cornwall Alliance – that is dedicated to a stewardly concern for the Creation.

So we are pleased to give Dr. Beisner space to share his research so that the noise on one side can be countered with facts and figures, some of which may be difficult to grasp. But please, make the attempt. This is a two part interview, the next half will be in the October 12th issue.

Some of our regular columns won’t be in this issue. We did have a request for some significant advertising space, and that does help us on the revenue end of the ledger, but it also means that some of our regular columns had to be held back for a time. So look for columns by Marian Van Til, Brian Lee, and Nick Smith in our next issue.

Occasionally I ask people I know what we can do to make this magazine a better read for them. One of the suggestions was the printing of the role faith has in changing lives – personal stories that highlight the work of grace in God’s broken image bearers.

So in this issue, a church planter who also served for 12 years in missions, Rev. Ian Wildeboer, has agreed to tell some stories of lives changed, and they are remarkable transformations. The first one begins on page 14 of this issue. While this is a series written by one writer, if there are other stories our readers know about and may wish to share with us, we’d be happy to consider them as well.

Some readers contact us with questions or comments about things we’ve written. One questioned the idea mentioned in a recent editorial that we are “creators.” His understanding is that only God can bear the designation Creator because He is the originator of all things. In the strictest sense, I would tend to agree. What we do as humans is discover things in Creation and then develop them for our use, which can in turn be for both good and for ill. But in the broader sense we can also create things that are new to mankind and in that sense we can be considered small “c” creators, which include inventors, artists, etc.

Another reader wondered why Dr. Joel Beeke’s commentary used the KJV translation of Scripture in his Reformed Systematic Theology. While the KJV is the main text in the book, there are also references from the ESV as well. Another reason is that Dr. Beeke’s denomination and the seminary he serves use the KJV as its official version.

Questions are welcome about anything we publish, as well as letters for clarification or correction.

John Vandyk, Editor


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