Big families are frowned upon by the world today. A family of ten will receive a range of reactions from looks of surprise and disbelief to anger and disgust. This attitude is rather unique in the history of the world. Years ago a large family ensured plenty of help for the farmer. For some many […]
Protestant Reformed scholarship essay. The proper Christian attitude is a sanctified and holy one. This attitude is displayed by the Christian in all of his walk and life. It can be seen in what the Christian does, in who his friends are, in how he talks, and even in what he thinks about. With a […]
Have you ever sat staring into a campfire late into the night and been mesmerized by the flickering flames? Fire is one of the most mysterious and fascinating creations of God. Nothing else has such power to destroy as well as to serve man for many tasks. When out of control it can quickly consume […]
A first place winner in the Beacon Lights story writing contest. Throughout life we go through tragedies or what the world calls: bad luck. As Christians we know them as trials; “gifts” sent by God. Gifts? How can we call the death of a loved one or a serious disease, a gift? The story below […]
Many couples in their first years of marriage run into problems because they do not understand, or they refuse to obey, the calling God has given them as husband and wife. In a sense, the calling is simple. The wife is to submit to her husband just as the church submits to Christ, and the […]
A Psalter-Psalm Devotional of Praise to Our Sovereign Covenant God November 1-14 by Heath Bleyenberg November 1 Read I John 5:1-10 Psalm 112:1 “Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments.” Here in this first verse we have a summary of this entire chapter, namely to fear the Lord […]
Infertile, that is what they call me For my womb is barren you see. And although I am but twenty-three This label really bothers me. “You’re still young” many have said, “You’ve got many childbearing years ahead.” But I’m filled with doubts and sorrow When I think about tomorrow. The doctors put me […]
Speech from the 1999 New Jersey retreat. II Corinthians 4:6, 7: “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the […]
Centuries before the Reformation came to the British Isles, Scotland and England were always fighting with each other. There were dukes involved, monks and bishops, owners of castles and villages, churches and small as well as big armies. Peace was a rare item in those days. The inhabitants of Scotland are probably descended from a […]
Drip…drip…drip… There was a damp, cold darkness beneath the earth. Water droplets plinked into shallow pools, plunking out the rhythm of their own lonely poetry. I shivered. I wouldn’t want to be left alone, lost in such a place. But there were things here I had never seen before—large, strange, colorful, wonderful things. Who would’ve […]