The leaders in the church are important. They are men called of God and entrusted with the care and feeding of the flock. Naturally, they must be men of special gifts and abilities, and they are recognized as such. But there is another group within the church which are equally important: the followers. Only a […]

Dear fellow soldiers: This is in the nature of an open letter to you servicemen. Having been requested to write upon a subject of interest to the service men I choose this means to chat with you about current events, which I hope will be of interest to you. My first event is our recent […]

In the first two verses of the thirteenth chapter of Romans we read the following: “Let every soul be subject to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God; and they shall receive to themselves damnation.” Communism and its secret controlling powers, […]

Under the above title we have occasion to reflect upon some of the problems that confront the young Christian who is called to give a part of his time and life in the service of the army. There are two distinct elements in this problem that stand out for our consciousness, namely, that of the […]

I was given this question: “Is city mission work as it is traditionally thought of, possible as an activity of the Protestant Reformed Churches?”   I wish my correspondent had stated exactly what he means by the phrase: “as it is traditionally thought of.” But I can’t help but to be dealing with the matter […]

Hello To All Servicemen, We’re back once again with more letters and pictures. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we did. You’re doing a grand job of keeping this column interesting—Keep it up. * * * * * Our first letter was written a long time ago. I imagine the author has […]

“Our staff is planning to make the April issue of the Beacon Lights a special Servicemen’s Issue. We would like to have your regular contribution “Christian Living” for April be of special interest to the servicemen, if possible.” That is the request that came to me from our staff clerk, Miss Elsie Kuiper, few weeks […]

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the […]

LESSON 57 PAUL’S LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION II Cor. 3:1-6   You are Our Letters of Recommendation. The apostle opens this chapter with the accusation which some of those in Corinth will make when they receive this letter, that the apostle is beginning again to commend himself to them. That is, that he is boasting in […]

Since this issue of ‘Beacon Lights’ is a servicemen’s issue, I have been asked to review material especially well-suited for use by our men in service. I have located two small meditation booklets which were printed for exactly this purpose. The first of these is ‘Our Boys in Brown and Blue’, by Rev. Rolf L. […]