A Prayer for Sight Great God of creation and father of mine, I humbly beseech Thee to answer my cry. Thou who ever hast holden all things in They hand, And rules oer all the workings of man. Give seeing I pray to these eyes that are blind, By Thy grace bring light […]
“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” John 15:19 Is it worth it? When we stick out, when we show by our actions that we are so […]
Is this the calling of the church? Is this the calling of the Reformed young man or woman? Is this the purpose of the Christian education of Reformed young people, especially of the higher education of Reformed young people? If we are to believe the Christian Reformed Church, especially its high schools and colleges, including […]
Crazy Love Book Review I begin this review with a bit of trepidation, because after stalling and procrastinating for weeks on end, I still can’t decide if I’m going to recommend that you read this book. Crazy Love was (and still is) a conundrum to me. Our summer book club chose Crazy Love, […]
In this issue find an article by Craig Ferguson on the antithesis, or perhaps more accurately, on the practical application of this truth to our lives. Mr. Ferguson submitted his unsolicited article just as I finished planning my series on the antithesis, but before the first article appeared, so he had no idea that we […]
What’s worse? Outright denial of God through approval of evolutionism, or thinking God would use a mechanism such as evolution over millions of years to create and sustain? I don’t even know how to begin to answer a question like that, nor do I intend to do so. This is not God. Theistic evolution portrays […]
Most of you young people will not know who is the author of the words that form the basis for this editorial, although some of you older young folks quite possibly are familiar with his identity. So a bit of background is in order. Paul Harvey (1918–2009) was a well-known radio personality for many decades, […]
A Brief History of the Profession The physician assistant (PA) role emerged over the last five decades due to the expanding demands of the medical field and to combat a shortage of doctors. The first PA program was started by Dr. Eugene Stead at Duke University in 1965 in recognition of the need for additional […]
March 11 Read Psalm 63 Once again we have a Psalm of David written when he was forced to be away from Jerusalem and the ordinary public worship of Jehovah. Notice the many references to God and to his goodness. This psalm and the others like it should be our pattern in this life. While […]
The Squirrels A squirrel jumped from branch to branch. Another squirrel chattered from below and climbed a tree to chase the intruding squirrel away. Bushy tails swished. Both squirrels scurried high in the branches now, first one heading the chase, and then the other. Then it stopped. One of the squirrels was gone. Silent […]