Publications

Dear Reconcilers, Last year on December 23, 2021, Neil Earle unexpectedly died of heart failure at the age of 74. He was a respected and beloved friend of our Reconciliation Ministry. Neil was a retired Grace Communion International (GCI) Church Pastor who served for 44 years in congregations across Canada and in Southern California. He…

I am happy to have Sheila Graham share some of the reasons we still have so much to be thankful for. Jannice and I would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.  A Time of Challenge and Thankfulness “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” Dorothy cried in The Wizard of Oz when she found herself in…

Our September letter was on kindness and this month I asked Pastor High if he would write a letter on forgiveness. We are happy to share his thoughts with you. The Healing Power of Forgiveness by Willard High, Pastor Emeritus Forgiveness can be a psychological, spiritual, and a physical activity. We all know the feeling. Someone…

Dear Reconcilers, Have you ever told someone that they are a kind person? Have you ever been told that you are a kind person? I am reading an article by Rich Harwood from the Harwood institute titled “The Urgent Need for Acts of Loving Kindness.” He mentions that as he travels the country, he hears…

Dear Reconcilers, I would like to thank Pastor High and Pastor Albert Vander Meer for sharing their experience of reconciliation and unity that brought their congregations together. I’m sure they had many challengers but they did not quit. They even set up a six-week seminar on reconciliation, meeting one evening a week for two hours.…

Reconciliation and Unity (Final Installment) by Willard High Reconciliation and Unity are companions; one follows the other. Pastor Al and I, along with our congregations, faced many challenges as we explored something that is seldom done in our culture or Christendom. In my letter I may have used the familiar term, “Racial Reconciliation” but I…

Reconciliation & Unity: The Challenge of Integrationby Rev. Dr. Albert Vander Meer S.T.M The First Reformed Church members and leadership were dissatisfied with our second worship offering.   In preparation for our third joint service the worship teams of both congregations met and planned the service. This cross cultural third service was reasonably accepted by both…

Dear Reconcilers, I hope you enjoyed the first installment.  in this second installment, you will get to hear from Pastor Albert VanderMeer. Reconciliation and Unity – (Second Installment)The Challenge of Integration, by Rev. Dr. Albert VanderMeer, S.T.M. In January of 2006 the board of First Reformed Church of South Holland held an all-day retreat to…

Dear Reconcilers, I asked our Chapter Leader and retired Pastor Willard High to share his experience about reconciliation and unity. The following will be the first of three installments. Reconciliation and Unity – (First Installment) It is impossible to have unity with another person or group without some level of reconciliation having taken place.  …