Our subject brings before our minds the future Church of Christ, her members, condition and calling. And who will deny that such a subject is of vital importance in the light of our present times. Even the world is faced with great and apparent insolvable problems concerning its youth. Concerning this an untold amount of […]
The word which forms the title of this editorial is a familiar one. It is a word of Latin derivation (from progredior) meaning; to go forward, go on, advance, proceed. The term itself is a very common one in our present day modern life, but also Scripture indirectly makes mention of progress in more than […]
It is not the “ALL-IOWA” issue of Beacon Lights, but the month of February that reminds us of birthdays. According to my calendar, in our country this month, we celebrate the birth of Thomas E. Edison, the inventor, on the 11th, that of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of our United States and liberator of […]
There was a time when the question: “Do you read?” was very much out of place. In the past, after the supper hour, the family would get together around the fireplace in the living room and spend the evening reading. Those were the “good old days.” Today, however, in our world of hustle and bustle […]
What about the Sovereign Grace Hour? How are you getting along financially? Do you get much response? These and similar questions are often asked concerning the radio work of the Western League of Young Peoples’ Societies. It is again time that we let our readers hear from us. Since our last writing there has been […]
Sioux Center, Iowa Dec. 12, 1944 Dear Friends: We always read with interest the letters you write to the readers of Beacon Lights, your paper and ours. I cannot help but think how difficult, yea, and impossible it is for us to think ourselves into your circumstances. I saw a cartoon some time ago of […]
The following are parts of letters written by Protestant Reformed Servicemen from Iowa. England Dear…. It’s Sunday morning and I thought it a good time to answer your letter. I received about seven letters in the few days I’ve been here. Those first ones from home were really appreciated. I also received two radio sermons: […]
Our earliest beginning dates back to the Spring of the year 1928. At that time, from a viewpoint of the truth, seven or eight families stood upon the same ground as did the Protestant Reformed Churches. The Revs. Hoeksema, Danhof and Ophoff were not strangers to us. We had heard the first mentioned speak at […]
With a Dutch Accent by David Cornell DeJong This book is the author’s attempt to write the story of part of his own life, the time from his earliest memories to the adolescent years which found him in a new country. He writes of the town of Blija in Friesland, where he was born, and […]
“Moon and stars in shining height, Nightly tell their Maker’s might.” Can you conceive of a more awe inspiring display of God’s might than the shining moon and the twinkling stars on a clear night. When one stops to consider that nearly every star is larger than our earth and that all are traveling in […]