Now that most of you have had about a good month to get back into the daily routine of school and school work, I cannot help but wonder if there is something about school that you dislike as much as I did when I was in school. Although it has been just a few years […]
In this article, I would like to share with you the highlights of the discussion on stewardship, of which I took part. In introducing stewardship, Rev. Haak first brought to our attention the command of God in the eighth commandment that we must not steal. Here we are commanded to use those things given us […]
Suffering is an aspect of human life. Suffering is common to all men. Most people do not want to talk about this aspect of their life. They would rather ignore this harsh reality. It is therefore, strange that young people would desire to discuss this subject. Young people are foreigners to physical pain and suffering. […]
Servants are the only kind of persons in the Church of Jesus Christ. Whether it be an old saint with white hair, a mother with three children, a little child, a teenage girl; it makes no difference; they are all servants. Your name is Servant, Slave of Jesus Christ. When Christ saved you, you became […]
Protestant Reformed young people and friends: To speak on behalf of the Lord God is a privilege. It is a privilege for you. I am going to remind you, tonight, that this is your calling, your duty. You may not be quiet. You must speak out. But it is also a privilege—something that you are […]
“What a beautiful part of the country to have a convention!” – – – “It sure was a lot of fun!” Those were just two of the comments I heard from conventioneers attending the 1983 Protestant Reformed Young People’s Convention. And they were right!! I, personally, had never seen a real mountain, but the ones […]
It was the privilege of my wife and me to chaperone the 1983 Young People’s Convention sponsored by our Lynden congregation. It was held on the beautiful campus of Trinity Western College in Langley, British Columbia. Providentially the Lord brought us in safety to this magnificent part of our continent. After viewing the majestic mountains, […]
The 43rd Protestant Reformed Young People’s Convention is now concluded and as I reflect on what has taken place, I would like to share a few impressions about the convention. The theme for the 1983 convention was “The Youthful Sojourner”, for which the main text was I Peter 3:14-17. The theme, I felt, could not […]
Rev. Engelsma addressed himself to the topic of choosing friends by examining with us the grounds or foundation of friendship. For a Christian, there is but one foundation on which all friendships must be built – the foundation of Jesus Christ. On this basis we must seek all our friends: those “special friends”, i.e. those […]
The discussion on which I am writing this reflection is on the third, and final discussion we had at the Lynden Convention. What was discussed was centered on the convention outline by Rev. Moore, namely; Youth Serving God in the Family. Rev. Kamps introduced this outline by making a few remarks dealing with the young […]