A new pamphlet entitled “Promises, Promises, Promises….”, and recently published by the Southwest Protestant Reformed Church, directs its attention to a timely subject. In this publication, Rev. R. Cammenga evaluates the well-known “Promise Keepers” movement, now sweeping through the United States, from a “distinctively Reformed perspective” (preface). Witnessing the multitude of Christian churches and “reformed” […]
The train continued its tireless traveling and the sound of the steel wheels against the rails never seemed to end. Billy sat in one of the passenger cars and knew that every moment he was being taken farther on his journey—farther from his home. * * * The jet gathered speed until at a critical […]
Dear Editor, This is a good-natured rebuttal to Rev. Gritters’ article “Biblical Marriage” Part II. The section labeled “Second, the wife is not her husband’s equal,” is the part that I will focus on. I agree with the biblical idea of marriage, and of the different duties God has given man and wife. But the […]
Pope John Paul II, Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1994. This book by the current Pope consists of a series of questions asked by journalist Vettorio Messori along with the Pope’s answers. Although displaying a learned broad philosophical background, the Pope in this book […]
Hi! You and I are friends. Such close friends we are that whenever I am in trouble, I call you. When other people talk poorly about you, you call me. We talk. We talk a lot. Sometimes we talk about important things: God’s direction in our lives, choosing a college, picking the right career (we […]
Witnessing can be done in different areas. To witness is very hard work! To do it right you must be humble, have knowledge in the scripture, do it boldly and to the glory and honor of God. Jesus tells us in Matthew 10:32, “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also […]
For our meditations this month, we will briefly look at Biblical words and concepts that begin with the letter “C. September 1 Read II Peter 1:1-12 CALLING—Simply put, this is the act of one who calls. But it can also mean a vocation or a summons, and the Bible usually refers to it in […]
In Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus teaches us, “he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God […]
It is already several years ago that in American public schools, reading in the Bible and prayers were removed from the daily programs they have. After many discussions, the decision was made by the highest court in the nation. There is a woman who takes a personal pride in what she regards as a triumph […]
Far in the northeastern part of The Netherlands you find the city of Groningen (in the local tongue this is pronounced: Gron). It is the biggest city in that part of the country and I have been there many times over the years. The Martini-Church was built in the thirteenth century and the tower (96 […]