You may have noticed that the name of the author for this rubric as listed in the table of contents is different than it has been in past articles. The explanation is that I am not taking over this department but rather that I will co-author it with Miss Lubbers on an alternating basis. Miss […]
A paper presented before the Senior Mr. and Mrs. Society of First Church Less than a year ago the vast majority of the peoples of the earth would have scorned any suggestion that possibly someday man might reach the moon or be able to travel more or less freely in space. Some people, perhaps, […]
Next month Beacon Lights plans to introduce the “Church News Page” for the dissemination of news from around the denomination. The need for this feature has been felt for some time; in fact, outlying churches report a kind of loneliness due to the present lack of news about other congregations. To get this feature started […]
Since it was quite some time ago that a Beacon Lights appeared, it might be well briefly to recall to mind the things we were discussing. We had spent some time talking about the true and spiritual idea of marriage, and we were about to apply this to the problems of dating. If you recall, […]
“Men who are admittedly Reformed but who have a tendency toward one-sidedness” are cast out of the fellowship of the church because they refuse to mix the Reformed Truth with the poisons of Messrs. Pelagius and Arminius and company! They insist upon the unadulterated truth! On the other hand men who, to quote the Canons, […]
We often lose sight of one important fact in our day-to-day life, and this is the fact that this is our Father’s world and it is He that upholds and governs all things by His almighty providence and according to His sovereign counsel. So often we take the happenings of life for granted; even the […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey I. Ephesus by way of Galatia and Phrygia, 18:22 – 19:20. A. Through Galatia and Phrygia, 18:22, 23. 1. What did Paul do at Antioch? a. Which Antioch is meant here? b. Does the text mean simply that Paul passed some time away? c. What was undoubtedly […]
Geography should he one of the most enjoyable subjects studied in school. For the pupil who, in the light of the Scriptures, can view God’s creation and see His greatness and His glory in it, geography provides endless opportunities to praise his Maker. His heart overflows with joy and he says with the psalmist: “O […]
Often the question is asked, When should a young person make confession of faith? The question itself frequently presents problems especially in the mind of the one who is to confess his faith. Some of our churches have pre-confession classes which those who wish to make public confession may attend. Young people may feel left […]
Perhaps the most prominent forerunner of the Reformation, often called “the Morning Star of the Reformation,” was the English reformer, John Wyclif. Appearing on the scene of history a century and a half before Luther, Wyclif clearly saw the abuses and heresies of the Roman Catholic Church and strongly attacked them. He was born at […]