The first time that the noun woman is mentioned in Holy Writ is in Genesis 2:22: “And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto man.” The significance of this name, woman, may be realized from vs. 23, “And Adam said, This is now bone […]
Mr. Charles Westra Editor, Beacon Lights Dear Sir: In the May issue of “Beacon Lights” my article regarding the Christian Reformed Church is attacked by Neal De Young. Allow me to defend myself and to answer some of his questions and statements. Mr. De Young writes that I think everyone is wrong except the […]
At this time of the year graduation is in the minds of many young people. Some will graduate from the eighth grade and others from high school, and still others have completed a course of study in college. Many parents are as enthused about it as their children, and they have a perfect right to […]
In the article which appeared in last month’s issue, we discussed the sacrament of baptism as a means of grace. We reviewed briefly the form for the administration of baptism, and we ended with some questions as to the place that this sacrament had in view of our general subject of preparation. But before I […]
“We confess…” It is a matter of faith with which we have to do. The faith that is of the living church, of the believer in Christ, of the Reformed Christian, who in the third article of his “Credo” testifies to that which he knows is the truth concerning the Holy Word of God! Faith […]
The subject of woman suffrage in the political world is not one that presents a problem to most of our people. Women were given the vote here in the United States by the 19th Amendment, and those of us who wish to make use of it are free to do so; those who do not, […]
In the latter part of April and from different parts of the U.S., two major advances in the delicate art of heart surgery were reported. The operations were in contrast; in one, the heart was kept beating; the other made a point of stopping it. A 17-month old boy at the Cleveland Clinic became the […]
Have you ever asked the question, “Why are so few dead animals and birds found decaying and lying around?” Assuming that you have asked this question of yourself or someone else, I will not have to remind you that the earth teems with animals, small and large, too many to enumerate. We are also all […]
The subject which was assigned to me by the Publication Staff of Beacon Lights is a very broad subject. It is, of course, impossible to treat it in detail in a short article of this nature. We purpose to treat two aspects of this subject: the idea of the guardian angel and the significance of […]
At this time of the year graduation is in the minds of many young people. Some will graduate from the eighth grade and others from high school, and still others have completed a course of study in college. Many parents are as enthused about it as their children, and they have a perfect right to […]