If we are to assume our calling to develop the fruit of the Spirit called “meekness”, then it is necessary to know its proper place and motive in the life of the believer. Jesus gives us the way in which this development will take place: take My yoke upon you and learn of me, for […]
Dear Grandchildren: Every man or woman you see started life as a baby boy or girl. “Of course,” you say. But when you look at your father or mother do you remember that they know what they are talking about when they teach you in the way that you should walk? They learned from their […]
Today it is just impossible to avoid people, they are everywhere. And sometimes they are hard to get along with. If you are in school, your classes are full of them; and if you work, the same is true there. And sometimes as a result of this close contact, we become angry. Some people just […]
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away. and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:1, 2 For some time now we have been examining the life of the young […]
The 46th annual Protestant Reformed Young People’s Convention, hosted by the young people of South Holland, IL will be held from Monday, July 28, through Friday morning, August 1, in South Holland and on the campus of Valparaiso University, in Valparaiso, IN. All Conventioneers will register at the Protestant Reformed Church in South Holland (16511 […]
The Protestant Reformed Young People’s Society of South Holland, IL is planning discussion groups around three, main topics, each of which is related to one of the three speeches. Our intention is that the groups be divided by age – high school students in one set of groups, and high school graduates and older in […]
Even though it may not seem like it, there are some beneficial aspects of suffering. Suffering may be a sign of God’s favor and trust in the Christian to whom the trial is permitted to come. One Christian in Russia said that it “seems that God has selected the church for a special assignment – […]
As I was reading thru the year end ’85 issue of U.S. News and World Report, I came across a reoccurring theme. The theme was “A Rekindled Spirit”. This spirit is the American spirit. It is the spirit that says, “I am American and proud of it.” This spirit is also a ‘Force that moves […]