My first two years living at Calvin College have forced me to engage deeply with the topic of the true church of Christ. I have been blessed with the opportunity to learn from Christian professors and to learn alongside Christian students. Furthermore, attending a Christian college rooted in Christian Reformed Church traditions has required me […]
As an aspiring minister in the PRCA, I will inevitably face many questions from members within the congregation. Three questions face us presently. First, how do we treat other true churches of Jesus Christ that differ in doctrine? Second, how do we treat the members of those churches? Third, how can we teach those around […]
Many churches and different denominations exist in the world today. These include Reformed, Baptist, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, non-denominational, and many others. This is a massive change in the church world that started around 500 years ago. Prior to the Protestant Reformation only a few separate denominations existed, the largest of all those being the Roman […]
By forming our own Protestant Reformed Christian schools, our denomination has been able to teach our covenant children all things in the light of holy scripture. We have been able to form a close community surrounding our schools, strengthening the communion of the saints. Our children are able to develop in an atmosphere where honoring […]
October 8—Destruction’s Pit Read Psalm 40: 1–2 Imagine you are walking through mud so thick and deep that you can hardly walk. Your feet skid and sink, and the heavy mud cakes on your shoes until you lose them altogether: they stay stuck when you wrench your feet free. Now imagine you’re staggering through mud […]
Danny waved the stick in front of him. He was a warrior and fought huge armies of enemies. Stab. Slash. Whack. “Danny!” His mother called from the door. “Time to come in and practice your catechism.” Danny heaved a huge sigh and trudged to the house, dragging his stick behind him. “Do I have to? […]
Education is very important in any Christian’s life, and especially in a Reformed Christian’s life. God reveals himself in many ways through creation and in his word, and we have many Protestant Reformed grade schools and high schools to instruct our children in a Reformed Christian world view. The churches and families go to great […]
Since the beginning of time, the church of God has cherished education. Already Adam and Eve gave instruction to their children, as is evident from the fact that Cain and Abel knew which type of sacrifice the Lord required of them. Although there were times in the history of the church where the church began […]
From the moment a seventeen-year-old enters the doors of his high school on that last year as a senior, he is faced with the question of what he will do when he graduates. And looming above the head of every twelfth grade student is whether or not he will pursue a higher level of education. […]